Chris Cram News Today

With Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight now fighting for her job, one of the biggest questions is: how did we get here?

Montgomery County students and parents went to bed Tuesday night thinking they could sleep in later before sending the kids to school.

For two of Maryland’s largest school districts, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, figures show that enrollment is not up to pre-pandemic levels.

Montgomery County Public Schools says it’s changing the process it uses to promote administrators, after an investigation into former Principal Joel Beidleman unveiled several missteps.

SILVER SPRING, Md. – When Covid-19 swept through a Rosemary Hills Elementary School kindergarten last week, the principal sent home a note telling parents the rest of the class would

Virginia’s Arlington County, the District and nearby Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel and Charles County, Maryland, students are packing their bags and settling into a school year brimming with changes.

A court threw out a Maryland lawsuit from parents challenging guidelines barring teachers from notifying parents if a student identifies as transgender.

Policies governing transgender students have become controversial of late.

A federal appeals court threw out a Maryland lawsuit Aug. 14 from parents challenging guidelines barring teachers from notifying parents if a student identifies as transgender. In New Jersey, a case is under consideration by a judge after the state government objected to three Monmouth County school districts implementing new policies requiring school staff to notify parents in such cases.

A new student designed app called Student Strong plans to offer mental health and crisis resources to Montgomery County Public Schools students.