Opinion 01-16-21 Opinion 01-16-21 Opinion: With remote instruction the new normal, focus on ultrafast digital access 5G networks would boost speed, better serve multiuser households
Schools 01-15-212021-01-15T17:00:37-05:00 Schools 01-15-212021-01-15T17:00:37-05:00 MCPS deputy a top candidate for interim superintendent position McKnight, hired in 2019, is ‘intimately involved,’ prepared to lead, board members say
Schools 01-15-21 Schools 01-15-21 Private school calls for community help to avoid being shut down Christ Episcopal School aims to raise $800,000 by end of January
Schools 01-15-212021-01-14T15:24:10-05:00 Schools 01-15-212021-01-14T15:24:10-05:00 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
Schools 01-14-212021-01-14T18:37:23-05:00 Schools 01-14-212021-01-14T18:37:23-05:00 UPDATED: MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith retiring in spring In message to staff, Smith cites need to be with grandson after heart surgery
Schools 01-12-212021-01-13T14:16:48-05:00 Schools 01-12-212021-01-13T14:16:48-05:00 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
Schools 01-12-21 Schools 01-12-21 With enrollment fluctuating, advocates ask MCPS to reconsider staffing formulas First hearing about proposed $2.7 billion Fiscal Year 2022 budget held on Monday
Schools 01-11-21 Schools 01-11-21 MCPS principals say police officers stationed in schools are essential School board will review resource officer program during Tuesday meeting
Opinion 01-09-212021-01-09T04:50:22-05:00 Opinion 01-09-212021-01-09T04:50:22-05:00 Opinion: Drastic learning loss endangers an entire generation of students Staggering numbers illustrate depths of educational crisis
Schools 01-08-212021-01-11T11:29:11-05:00 Schools 01-08-212021-01-11T11:29:11-05:00 UPDATED: Families’ federal lawsuit challenges MCPS’ student gender identity guidelines Parents have right to information that district wants to withhold, lawsuit says
Schools 01-07-21 Schools 01-07-21 School Notes: Board of Education to review reopening plan on Tuesday Plus: Parent group pushes for in-person classes
Schools 01-06-21 Schools 01-06-21 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
Schools 01-04-212021-01-04T11:49:05-05:00 Schools 01-04-212021-01-04T11:49:05-05:00 Education stories to watch in 2021 Return to schools, recovery of learning will be notable this year
Opinion 01-01-212021-01-02T11:08:32-05:00 Opinion 01-01-212021-01-02T11:08:32-05:00 Opinion: Renewing progress on racial, economic justice must be priority in new year Decades of neglect exacerbate suffering in some communities
Schools 12-28-202020-12-28T10:58:00-05:00 Schools 12-28-202020-12-28T10:58:00-05:00 Top 20 education stories of 2020 School closings, reopening plans were prominent in news
News 12-28-20 News 12-28-20 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
News 12-21-202020-12-21T04:34:47-05:00 News 12-21-202020-12-21T04:34:47-05:00 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 12-19-202020-12-19T22:44:32-05:00 Opinion 12-19-202020-12-19T22:44:32-05:00 Opinion: Virtual schooling has given teens a chance to catch up on sleep Start times, schedules now more in tune with internal clocks
Schools 12-17-202020-12-18T09:49:05-05:00 Schools 12-17-202020-12-18T09:49:05-05:00 MCPS proposes $2.7 billion budget for new fiscal year Proposal is $42 million less than current year
Schools 12-17-202020-12-18T09:45:12-05:00 Schools 12-17-202020-12-18T09:45:12-05:00 School Notes: School board seeks comments on activities, food policies Plus: MCPS has distributed more than 7 million free meals to children