Local 5th Grader’s Run in Spelling Bee Comes to an End
Larry Liao of Rockville wasn’t quite precise enough to make it to the semifinals of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday. Still, he performed better than almost half of… Read More
Education
Wootton Alum, Tony Award Winner Frost Helps Kick Off Commencement Season
Commencement season is here. Graduation ceremonies for 30 MCPS schools begin Tuesday with Wootton’s ceremony which features commencement speaker Myles Frost, a Wootton alum who won the Tony Award for… Read More
Cold Spring 5th Grader Qualifies for Spelling Bee Quarterfinals
Larry Liao, a fifth grader at Cold Spring Elementary School, qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. On Tuesday in the fourth and final preliminary round,,… Read More
MCPS Summer School Focuses on ‘Highly Impacted’ Students by Invitation Only
This year MCPS Summer School will be invitation only. “The school system is shifting back to its pre-pandemic structure that targets students that would benefit most from a summer program,”… Read More
Local 5th Grader Moves Onto 3rd Round at National Spelling Bee
So far, so G-R-E-A-T. Larry Liao, a fifth grader at Cold Spring Elementary School in Potomac, advanced to the third round of the preliminaries in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling… Read More
Las Escuelas no Aumentarán el Tamaño de las Clases a Pesar de la Reducción en el Presupuesto
Los miembros de la Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery discutieron las “decisiones difíciles” que enfrentan para pagar los programas, después de la adopción del presupuesto del año fiscal… Read More
Schools Will Honor Raises, Won’t Raise Class Size in ‘Difficult’ Budget
Montgomery County Board of Education members discussed the “difficult choices” they face paying for programs after the Montgomery County Council’s adoption of Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Montgomery County Public Schools… Read More
Estudiante de Último Año de Escuela Secundaria Blair Fallece Inesperadamente
Karen López Vásquez, estudiante de último año de la Escuela Secundaria Montgomery Blair murió inesperadamente el miércoles por la noche, según una carta enviada a la comunidad de Blair, el… Read More
MCPS Defends Ending Opt Out Program for Students in its Literacy Curriculum
A dozen people Thursday called on Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to allow them to remove students from classes involving human sexuality. Beginning with the next school year, MCPS will… Read More
MCPS Defiende la Finalización del Programa de Exclusión Voluntaria de las Clases de Sexualidad
Una docena de personas pidieron a las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) que les permitan retirar a los estudiantes de las clases que involucran la sexualidad humana. A… Read More
Bethesda Fifth Grader Will Compete in National Spelling Bee
Larry Liao, a fifth grader at Cold Spring Elementary School in Potomac, is competing in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling. He is one of 231 spellers from across the country… Read More
MCEA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Proposed Teacher Contract
The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) voted “overwhelmingly” Wednesday evening to ratify the contract put forth by the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE). The contract was worked… Read More