Opinion: With remote instruction the new normal, focus on ultrafast digital access
5G networks would boost speed, better serve multiuser households
Schools
MCPS deputy a top candidate for interim superintendent position
McKnight, hired in 2019, is ‘intimately involved,’ prepared to lead, board members say
Private school calls for community help to avoid being shut down
Christ Episcopal School aims to raise $800,000 by end of January
School Notes: Board of Education will meet three times next week to discuss budget, anti-racism audit
Plus: Employee contracts approved for administrators, service workers; PSAT canceled as COVID-19 cases rise
UPDATED: MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith retiring in spring
In message to staff, Smith cites need to be with grandson after heart surgery
UPDATED: As COVID-19 cases surge, Montgomery County school board delays reopening until March
Students will have lost one year of in-person classes before earliest return
With enrollment fluctuating, advocates ask MCPS to reconsider staffing formulas
First hearing about proposed $2.7 billion Fiscal Year 2022 budget held on Monday
MCPS principals say police officers stationed in schools are essential
School board will review resource officer program during Tuesday meeting
Opinion: Drastic learning loss endangers an entire generation of students
Staggering numbers illustrate depths of educational crisis
UPDATED: Families’ federal lawsuit challenges MCPS’ student gender identity guidelines
Parents have right to information that district wants to withhold, lawsuit says
School Notes: Board of Education to review reopening plan on Tuesday
Plus: Parent group pushes for in-person classes
Will MCPS begin return to school buildings as planned in February? Not likely.
With COVID-19 cases spiking and vaccination in early phases, officials say targets won’t be met
Education stories to watch in 2021
Return to schools, recovery of learning will be notable this year
Opinion: Renewing progress on racial, economic justice must be priority in new year
Decades of neglect exacerbate suffering in some communities
Top 20 education stories of 2020
School closings, reopening plans were prominent in news
Church holds food drive in Silver Spring
Plus: ‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods; Montgomery County joins in commitment to climate action
Montgomery County man charged with murder in Hagerstown man’s death
Plus: Mobile WiFi hotspots available for checkout at libraries; 33 county residents graduate from citizen police academy
Opinion: Virtual schooling has given teens a chance to catch up on sleep
Start times, schedules now more in tune with internal clocks
MCPS proposes $2.7 billion budget for new fiscal year
Proposal is $42 million less than current year
School Notes: School board seeks comments on activities, food policies
Plus: MCPS has distributed more than 7 million free meals to children
