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In emergency legal filing, Wootton High activist groupasks state topauseschool'smove
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (233+ words) Latest concerns relate to procedures that led to decision to relocate to Gaithersburg A coalition of Montgomery County parents filed an emergency request with the Maryland Department of Education urging a'month-long'halt'to the county school board's'March 26 decision to move Thomas S. Wootton…...
County Council to review'recommended capital spending plan for MCPS
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (630+ words) Plus: Public hearings scheduled on'proposed'solid waste disposal charges, property tax credit for fiscal year 2027' Today's the day! " Bethesda Today's spring campaign is underway. Help us reach $15, 000 to keep local journalism strong. The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday will review County…...
Do your job: MCPS educators urge Mo Co Council to preserve school funding
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (922+ words) Elrich's $8 B operating budget would fully fund district's $3. 79 B request with a 6% increase to property tax rate Today's the day! " Bethesda Today's spring campaign is underway. Help us reach $15, 000 to keep local journalism strong. Outside the Montgomery County Council office…...
Running down meal debt: MCPSaims toraise funds through Gaithersburg 5 K race
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (393+ words) District, Manna Food Center to hold community resource fair at Bohrer Park "We want to make sure that our kids have their basic needs provided'for'and'we're also looking for fun and engaging ways to inspire people to donate and to help…...
Large water main break in Rockville closes Wootton High School, nearby roads
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (205+ words) Police urge community to avoid the area A large water main break on Wootton Parkway in Rockville has led to the closure of several roads and dismissal of classes at Thomas S. Wootton High School on Friday morning, according to Montgomery…...
Putting his money where his mouth is: Somehopeful about MCPS programmingchangesdespiteopposition
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (683+ words) What to know about Superintendent Thomas Taylor's plans for high schools "A lot of people just'want'more of the same, and they were sort of either afraid of or unwilling to sort of address some of the'deeper issues'we had," Starr told…...
Muslim'activists raise concerns about potential anti-Palestinian bias'in MCPS schools
1+ week, 5+ day ago (591+ words) Two incidents raise concerns about district's handling of incidents, group says This story, originally published April 2, 2026, at 11: 56 p. m. , was updated April 2, 2026, at 4: 11 p. m. to correct the day a letter from CAIR was sent to MCPS and the day the Jewish Community Relations…...
Montgomery County's lone charter school submits documents in hopes of remaining open
1+ week, 5+ day ago (211+ words) Plus: Police ask public for help locating family of man, 36, struck by Ride On bus; Rockville man tied to $50 M crypto hacking scheme The MECCA Business Learning Institute in Germantown, Montgomery County's only charter school, has submitted documents showing school…...
Insurance policy: MCPSmay offervirtual learning on snow days
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (239+ words) School board approves plan for extended closures "This plan is not about replacing snow days, nor is it a plan about replacing'instruction'like we did during the pandemic, MCPS'Superintendent Thomas Taylor'told the board'during'the Thursday meeting'in Rockville. "Rather, it serves as a…...
'Just the beginning': Dismayed MCPS families vow to fight decision to move Wootton High
2+ week, 1+ day ago (259+ words) The dismay'came after the 7-1 vote that'approved new school'attendance zones'and'a change to regional programming for high schools " two moves that'will'result in'sweeping changes for'the district.'Taylor's'recommendation was the culmination of the district's two boundary studies and an analysis of high school programming....