Montgomery County Public Schools

Parents, officials push for delay in determining county wealth (Gazette.net) (gazette.net) - March 12, 2010
Edward Burroughs III, student member of the Prince George's County school board, talks Wednesday with Joseph Kitchen in the Senate Office Building as they wait for a hearing about Senate Bill 835, whi…

Superintendent finalist gets high Marks from community (The Norwalk Citizen) (norwalkcitizenonline.com) - March 12, 2010
Norwalk Superintendent finalist Susan Marks spoke with members of the public during a forum at City Hall Monday evening, saying that, "We want all of our children to come out of school with a high lev…

BREAKING NEWS: "Trusts Have Been Broken" (The Montgomery County Sentinel) (thesentinel.com) - March 11, 2010
Hundreds of parents turned out with questions about the MCPS investigation of a Winston Churchill High School cheating scandal at a public meeting held with school officials and county police on Monda…

Walt Whitman PTSA to vote on cell tower (Chevy Chase Gazette) (gazette.net) - March 10, 2010
The Walt Whitman High School PTSA is gearing up to vote on a proposal by T-Mobile to erect a 120-foot cell phone tower on the school's property. The proposal would bring in $24,000 yearly – one third…

Rockwell Elementary grads to go on to Baker (Gazette.net) (gazette.net) - March 10, 2010
Students from Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School will stay in Damascus to attend middle school.

Parents pry for answers about grade-changing scandal (Gazette.net) (gazette.net) - March 10, 2010
Hundreds turned out at Monday's community meeting at Winston Churchill High School to discuss the grade-changing scandal. Eight students allegedly hacked into the Potomac school's electronic grading s…

Mulch for a cause (Gazette.net) (gazette.net) - March 10, 2010
The Springbrook High School Athletic Boosters Club will be holding their annual Mulch ‘n More fundraising sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27 at White Oak Middle School, 12201 New Hampshire Ave…

Kindergartners get sneak peak at middle school (Gazette.net) (gazette.net) - March 10, 2010
The kindergarten class at a Silver Spring elementary school will attend class in the basement of a nearby middle school each of the next two years as the elementary school's student enrollment nears d…

Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: MBHS and ... (parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com) - March 13, 2010
And, in case you are wondering, yes, in fact, the school administration admits that graduation is optional. These fees are not covered by the MCPS Curriculum Fees policy. Students don't have to pay, a…

Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: A Very Unique ... (parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com) - March 13, 2010
SchoolMatters A place for educators, researchers, parents and policymakers to access information about U.S. public schools. A place to fact check information about Montgomery County Public Schools and…

Your Public Education at Work, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of ... (econlog.econlib.org) - March 12, 2010
See also my letter to the editor about the Montgomery County School budget. But read Schaeffer's whole piece first. Next, we have Mark Schneider: Setting a national goal of having all students profici…

Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Call Any Vegetable* (parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com) - March 12, 2010
The complete Washington Post article further says that Jerry Weast, by memo, has prohibited food gardens on MCPS property. To read the full article, click HERE. *and the chances are good a vegetable w…

BCPS News - BCPS News Tips: The Week of March 13 - 20, 2010 (bcps.org) - March 12, 2010
For the 14th consecutive year, Baltimore County Public Schools students will test their math skills in the fast-paced M&T Bank 24 Challenge® Math Tournament. Approximately 240 students in grades 5-8 f…

Collaboration Results in School Transformation at Maryland School ... (neapriorityschools.org) - March 11, 2010
In the fall of 2000, then-Superintendent of Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools (MCPS) Jerry Weast identified Broad Acres Elementary School for “reconstitution,” which meant removing its new princip…

Montgomery Council Committee to Discuss MCPS CIP Requests ... (montgomerycountymd.gov) - March 11, 2010
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10, 2010—The Montgomery County Council Education Committee on Thursday, March 11, will hold will continue its discussions on funding requests from Montgomery County Public School…

When Public Schools Peddle Ex-Gay Propaganda (endbigotryinvenangocounty.blogspot.com) - March 09, 2010
Huh, maybe next week the Montgomery County Public Schools would like to hand out fliers suggesting that the world is flat? Because that carries about as much scientific fact as what PFOX is saying. Te…

Brinkmanship in Montgomery County Public Schools? - http://tinyurl.com/yadunmx - March 11, 2010

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Brinkmanship in Montgomery County Public Schools? - http://tinyurl.com/yadunmx Why is Weast cutting teachers, not administrators? - March 09, 2010

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QuickNotes: Your Information Connection to Montgomery County Public Schools (English) http://shar.es/mHAHy - March 08, 2010

Montgomery schools chief warns of jobs losses: More than 250 jobs could be cut from Montgomery County Public Schoo... http://bit.ly/dswilu - March 06, 2010

Churchill High students interviewed after computer security - January 28, 2010
Montgomery County Public Schools are investigating a computer security breach that may have been caused by students hacking into a system to change grades.

Oakland Terrace searches for solution to overcrowding - December 21, 2009
To ease overcrowding, next year's kindergarten class at Oakland Terrace Elementary School would be moved to vacant basement classrooms at a Silver Spring middle school under a new proposal from Montgo…

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Montgomery County Public School MCPS | Today's Hot News - December 07, 2009
Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) is a school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is the largest school district in Maryland. As of the 2009-2010 school year, the district h…

Start Montgomery County Public Schools 1 Hour Later Petition - August 17, 2009
We are concerned by endemic sleep deprivation in the student population, particularly high school students. We move to start the school day later to support the well-being of the students, teachers, p…

"Even the water gets turned on" in teacher film "Career Day" - May 10, 2008
Freedom of speech? A 3rd grader searched "Career Day" and found this risqué film on the internet. Over a weekend, these Montgomery County Public School teachers created and starred in this film submit…

Judge Rules OK to Teach Erotic Sex and Homosexuality Inborn - February 05, 2008
A Maryland Circuit Court Judge ruled last week that it is permissible to teach 8th and 10th grade Montgomery County public school students how to use condoms during anal and oral sex, as well as that…

Montgomery Ranks 5th in U.S.; D.C., Alexandria Lag - July 18, 2007
A new study by Forbes magazine ranks Montgomery County public schools fifth in the nation 'for the buck,' with nods to Howard and Loudoun schools for delivering return on educational investment. It ra…

Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD (montgomeryschoolsmd.org) - March 06, 2010
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Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD (montgomeryschoolsmd.org) - March 06, 2010
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Sharnon Johnston-Robinett: RT @PostSchools: Don't send the Churchill grade hackers to jail. Make them teach. On Answer Sheet. http://bit.ly/ab3Wcd #teacher #schools #md #education (twitter.com) - March 04, 2010
Sharnon Johnston-Robinett RT @PostSchools: Don't send the Churchill grade hackers to jail. Make them teach. On Answer Sheet. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-... #teacher #schools #md #educati…

Criminal investigation opened in grade-changing scandal at Churchill High (washingtonpost.com) - March 04, 2010
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PFLAG Warns Maryland Schools to Stop Hosting Hate Group PFOX’s Flyers (truthwinsout.org) - February 23, 2010
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Montgomery County Public Schools are opening on time Wednesday, February 17. (twitter.com) - February 16, 2010
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Shashi Bellamkonda: Montgomery County Public Schools are opening on time Wednesday, February 17. (twitter.com) - February 16, 2010
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