MCPS enrollment declines for second consecutive year after decade of growth
Number dips below 160,000 for first time since 2017
Schools
Return to school means more chances for students to report child abuse
After dropping to two reports per day, average back up to about 23
School board to discuss boundary changes, school calendar, fall assessment data
Meeting will be Tuesday in Rockville
MCPS superintendent candidates expected by January
District plans virtual meetings in coming weeks to ‘gather community input’
Police, Seneca Valley principal urge caution about social media following fights, lockdowns
Concerns linger over students going off campus for lunch, leaving school doors open
Frosh won’t seek re-election as attorney general
Plus: Maryland eyes COVID-19 vaccines at school clinics; Game time moved, precautions in place for football game
Implementation of MCPS test-to-stay program is ‘imminent’
More details expected this week
Three options proposed for MCPS 2022-23 school calendar
Two possibilities start classes before Labor Day
Bethesda resident will be on ‘Jeopardy’
Plus: School Bus Safety Week kicks off in Montgomery County; Germantown Library becomes more accessible
Boundary recommendations released for new elementary school in Gaithersburg
School scheduled to open in September 2022
Boundary changes recommended for Bethesda-area elementary schools
About 225 students included in reassignments
More police, counselors will be at Seneca Valley High to address fighting
Fight caused football game to end early Friday night
Washington Episcopal School alumna shares Olympic experience with students
Claire Collins placed seventh with U.S. rowing team in Tokyo
Police investigating fight between students near Walter Johnson High
School says someone brandished a knife
Walter Johnson High students rally against hate following graffiti
Outdoor solidarity event was held during school hours
Former MCPS teacher, congressional candidate sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two students
Both were eighth-graders at Col. E Brooke Lee Middle School at time of abuse
MCPS relaunches updated COVID-19 portal after correcting data
New version has school-by-school information
Montgomery school board vice president files for re-election
Silvestre running for second term
School discipline, policing work group recommends more restorative justice, mental health resources
Group says officers should not be stationed in or around schools
During Hispanic Heritage Month, a focus on student achievement, empowering businesses
Local leaders weigh in on priorities
