A former Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teacher was sentenced Friday to serve 12 months in prison for sex offenses against a student while she was a teacher. Melissa Curtis,… Read More
Dr. Judith Docca, who spent almost four decades as a teacher and principal with Montgomery County Public Schools before serving on the Board of Education, died Aug. 9. The resident… Read More
This year’s Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year goes to Melissa Porter Parks, English Language Development resource teacher at Gaithersburg High School. “I want to say thank… Read More
A Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization stated it has filed a discrimination complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) over a middle school teacher allegedly put on leave due… Read More
John Anthony Vigna, a former Montgomery County elementary school teacher who was convicted in 2017 for sexual abuse of students, was released from prison. In July, Vigna’s conviction was overturned,… Read More
On Monday, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) named Shannon McKenzie as Teacher of the Year. McKenzie, a child development teacher at Clarksburg High School, was awarded during a ceremony at… Read More
Beth F. Thomas, the assistant principal of Hallie Wells Middle School, is the 2023 recipient of the Edward Shirley Award for Excellence in Educational Administration and Supervision. “This prestigious award,… Read More
Kirk Shipley, the former teacher and girls’ rowing coach at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison and two years of probation for… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) continues to address staffing needs as the first day of the new academic year is less than a week away. The school system has 187… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has 246 full-time teacher openings as of Monday morning, MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight shared during a media briefing. She said that number was 396… Read More
The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) says teachers are exhausted and overworked due to staffing shortages in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The teachers’ union wants MCPS to better support… Read More
Maxwell Bero, 31, of Point of Rocks, Md., was sentenced to 50 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of sex… Read More