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Montgomery County schools
Three Md. students named Presidential Scholars
- In a school district renown for its rigor, nearly 50 Montgomery County seniors set the bar even higher this year by earning some of the most prestigious awards in the nation for academic prowess.
- In a school district renown for its rigor, nearly 50 Montgomery County seniors set the bar even higher this year by earning some of the most prestigious awards in the nation for academic prowess.
School districts spending big bucks to promote successes to public
- The largest school districts around the region are shelling out big bucks to publicize their successes, but as talk swirls around program cuts and wiped-out raises for teachers, some question the necessity of schools’ spin machines.
County class sizes remain unchanged despite enrollment dip, more teachers
- Average class size has remained stable in Montgomery County even as enrollment has declined and the number of teachers has increased, causing the County Council to take a closer look at staffing levels as they near the deadline for approving a shrunken budget.
Another Montgomery school for disturbed slated for staff cuts
- Another school for Montgomery County’s most disturbed students is slated for a critical cut to its teaching staff next year, sparking outrage in the community over declining standards of education for the county’s most challenging students.
- Another school for Montgomery County’s most disturbed students is slated for a critical cut to its teaching staff next year, sparking outrage in the community over declining standards of education for the county’s most challenging students.
Critics say belt-tightening in schools doesn’t extend to district’s top tier
- As rank-and-file employees in Montgomery County schools are threatened with decreased raises and increased class sizes next year, nearly 1,100 employees in the district’s top tier are earning more than $100,000.
Teachers in short supply as Montgomery special needs students increase
- A shortage of special education teachers and an increase in special needs students have many Montgomery County parents feeling that their children are underserved, especially at the secondary level.
Teacher raise increases may be lowered as administrators’ salaries could soar
- A budget standoff between Montgomery County schools and the County Council has put a modest teacher pay raise on the line at the same time as proposed salaries for some top-level administrators are nearly 20 percent higher than this year’s take.
More college freshmen require brush-up on basics, experts say
- Students graduating from high school this spring in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are more likely to enter college next fall in need of remedial classes for basic subjects such as math and reading, experts say.
- Students graduating from high school this spring in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are more likely to enter college next fall in need of remedial classes for basic subjects such as math and reading, experts say.
Autistic students pulled from school after bullying
- As the number of autistic students in Montgomery County swells, the district has funneled some of them into programs where the most socially vulnerable students sit in desks alongside the most emotionally disturbed.
Officials cite lack of progress on schools’ gifted program
- Allegations of foot-dragging in Montgomery County have led parents and a school board member to blast school administrators for excessive secrecy and an absence of progress on the county’s much-vaunted gifted and talented program.
Money woes dominate discussion over graduation sites
- Complaints over religious symbols kicked up last year around graduation venues in Montgomery County have been replaced by money concerns this year as parents and school officials focus more acutely on the district’s extra-tight budget.
Schools officials cite lack of progress on gifted program
- Allegations of foot-dragging in Montgomery County have led parents and a school board member to blast school administrators for excessive secrecy and an absence of progress on the county’s much-vaunted gifted and talented program.
Montgomery may cut prized school programs as budgets shrink
- Montgomery County schools may slash some of the district’s most prized programs in order to deal with budget cuts, infuriating parents, students and teachers.