Board of Education

Nancy Navarro’s three-month contract with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has ended and she no longer is working there. She had been hired on a short term basis to work… Read More

The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) and School Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight mutually agreed to separate, effective Friday, according to a statement sent out by the BOE. McKnight issued… Read More

At his weekly media briefing Monday, Council President Andrew Friedson laid out some of the details about the upcoming Council session with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and the Office… Read More

In a letter addressed to the Board of Education (BOE), Linda Plummer, the president of the Montgomery County chapter of the NAACP, expressed the organization’s support for Montgomery County Public… Read More

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight says school board officers want her to “step away” from her role. She stated she was provided “no justification for their… Read More

On Oct. 12, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) released the redacted report about the investigation into the promotion of Joel Beidleman, despite several accusations of sexual harassment and bullying. MCM… Read More

On Thursday the Council Commitee for Education and Culture met with officials from MCPS and the Board of Education to discuss solutions to the processes that enabled Joel Beidleman to… Read More

Maryland State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury withdrew his request for a second term. In his letter to the state Board of Education, Choudhury, who became Maryland State Superintendent of Schools on… Read More

Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin reiterated the teacher union’s strong desire to remove the Jackson Lewis law firm from an investigation surrounding reported sexual harassment allegations levied… Read More

Sami Saeed, a rising Richard Montgomery High School senior, took the oath of office Tuesday as the newest Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB). Saeed became the 46th… Read More

MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight celebrated and recapped the 2022-2023 school year in a community letter. McKnight congratulated the nearly 12,000 students who graduated this school year. “You have demonstrated resilience, perseverance,… Read More