Teachers Rally on Eve of MCPS Budget Vote
Teachers marched in downtown Silver Spring Monday before the school board finalizes a budget Tuesday. “We are looking for full funding for our schools so that we do not have… Read More
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MCEA President: Teacher Layoffs ‘Unlikely’
Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin announced in a video Friday morning that “we just learned that it is unlikely there will be layoffs.” Montgomery County Board of… Read More
Parents Protest to Save MCPS Virtual Academy
Parents protested outside the school board’s building in Rockville on Monday to show support for the school system’s virtual academy and fight for its continuation. Families recently learned that Montgomery County… Read More
Enclave Residents Rally for Better Living Conditions
Residents of the Enclave Apartments in White Oak gathered Saturday to protest the cockroaches and often not-working elevators and utilities they claim management refuses to correct. The board of the… Read More
Protestors Rally in Support of Pro-Palestinian Teachers Who Spoke Out
Protestors gathered outside the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) board building in Rockville in solidarity with four teachers who were put on administrative leave recently after speaking out about the… Read More
County Residents Join Rally for Israel in D.C.
About 300 students from Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy and six busloads of student and faculty members from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School joined tens of thousands of people… Read More
Opposing Sides Clash Over Proposed Tip Credit Elimination
Controversy over a tip credit bill continued Tuesday as opposing sides on the matter of eliminating the tip credit in Montgomery County clashed at the county council building. Police arrived… Read More
Activists, Officials Rally to Keep Guns Away From Domestic Abusers
A coalition of activists and Maryland officials gathered in Rockville Tuesday morning to express their outrage that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that would allow domestic… Read More
Servers, Bartenders Rally Against Eliminating Tip Credit
Restaurant employees voiced their opposition to proposals that would eliminate the tip credit. Servers and bartenders from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties rallied Thursday against proposed legislation from both counties. … Read More
Office Cleaners Rally in Bethesda for a ‘Fair Contract’
Office cleaners who make $17.60 an hour rallied up and down Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda Thursday to gain support for a fair wage contract. Their contract with Washington Service Contractors… Read More
Parents Continue to Demand Opt-Out Option For LGBTQ Stories In Schools
Parents continue voicing their demand for an opt-out option for LGBTQ+ stories in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). A few rallies have been organized outside the MCPS Board of Education… Read More
Parents Rally Again to Demand Opt-Out Option for LGBTQ Reading in Schools
Parents rallied again to demand opt-out options for LGBTQ+ reading material in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Ahead of a school board meeting Tuesday, the many protesters — and some… Read More