MCPS Curriculum Tied to SPLC Standards as Federal Fraud Charges Loom Over Organization
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At a Montgomery County Board of Education work session last week, Moms for Liberty chapter...
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Montgomery County Schools Caught Moving the Goalposts Again
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Public Schools appears to have found its latest justification for closing...
MCPS Tells Local Politicians: Stay in Your Lane on Immigration Guidance
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has sent a pointed message to local...
8% Proficient in Math — But Plenty of Time for Political Walkouts at Gaithersburg Middle
By MDBayNews Staff Images and reporting first highlighted by Libs of TikTok have ignited controversy inside Montgomery...
More Bureaucrats, Fewer Students: What’s Really Happening Inside MCPS?
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) added 1,769 full-time employees between the 2018–19 and...
Montgomery County Floats “Targeted” Property Tax Hike — After Years of Budget Growth
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County leaders are now openly acknowledging what many residents have suspected for months:...
Brenda M. Diaz Calls for Return of School Resource Officers in MCPS
By MDBayNews Staff As Montgomery County Public Schools continues to grapple with student safety concerns following the...
After Wootton, Montgomery County Must Restore — and Strengthen — Its School Resource Officer Program
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County leaders are once again...
After Wootton, Annapolis Faces a Hard Question: Should Schools Be Kept in the Dark?
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Wootton High School, a grim but unavoidable debate has landed squarely in...
Andrew Friedson Pushes Back on MCPS Boundary Study, Warns Against “Rubber-Stamp” School Relocation
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson is raising serious concerns about the direction of a...
When Warnings Are Ignored: The Wootton Shooting and a System That Failed to Protect Students
By MDBayNews Staff Update (2-11-26): Speculation continues online regarding whether any student involved was wearing a...
Wootton High School Shooting Raises Hard Questions About School Safety—and Calls to Remove Police
By MDBayNews Staff A shooting inside Thomas S. Wootton High School on Tuesday afternoon left one student wounded and sent...
County Council Candidate Reardon Sullivan Blasts MCPS Plan to Close Wootton High School
By MDBayNews Staff The proposed closure of Wootton High School is quickly becoming a defining local issue in Montgomery...
Rockville Leaders Break With MCPS on Option H, Warn of Long-Term Planning and Trust Failures
By MDBayNews Staff Correction:An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Kim Glassman as a Rockville City...
Opinion: MCPS Graduation Rate Drop Isn’t Just a Number — It’s a Red Flag
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently announced that its four-year graduation...
Van Grack Warns MCPS: Option H Would Undermine Wootton, Housing Plans, and Fiscal Reality
By MDBayNews Staff Rockville, Md. — As Montgomery County Public Schools weighs major changes affecting Thomas S. Wootton...
Wootton High School Closure Put on Hold After Community Uproar at MCPS Board
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ROCKVILLE, Md. — Parents, students, and community members packed a Montgomery County...
“Vegetable Salad” or Costly Recipe? MCPS’ $3.78 Billion Budget Raises Accountability Questions
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor unveiled a proposed...
Montgomery County Public Schools’ Enrollment Decline: A Wake-Up Call for Maryland’s Education Priorities
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Maryland’s largest district and once a national model for suburban education, is...
Montgomery County’s School Infrastructure Crisis: Fixing the Basics Before Funding the Buzzwords
On September 8, Montgomery County Public Schools officials Andrea Swiatocha, DJ Connelly, and Julie Morristo led a public...
Montgomery County Schools Face Backlash Over Surge in Non-English-Speaking Immigrant Students
When parents in Montgomery County send their children to school, they expect classrooms focused on academics, discipline,...
Colin Kaepernick Cashes In: MCPS Invites Activist Quarterback to Preach Politics—and Pitch His AI Company
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the same system struggling with plummeting test scores, teacher shortages, and...