Montgomery County’s Grading Shift Sparks Questions About College Readiness
Changes to the 50% grading rule in Montgomery County Public Schools have raised questions regarding its effectiveness.
Blumhouse Tapped for New “Blair Witch Project” Film: Iconic Horror Studio to Revive Franchise
Lionsgate and Blumhouse are teaming up to bring back the “Blair Witch Project” franchise, the first of many projects in their new multi-year deal.
School Boundaries: Stability, Choice, and the Achievement Gap
Since the late 1990s, with enrollment numbers swinging back up, MCPS has built new schools in burgeoning upcounty areas, renovated and expanded old schools to accommodate more students, and reopened some that it had closed during the 1980s retrenchment.
School Board to Consider Recommendation for Northwood Expansion
The Montgomery County School Board has approved a recommendation to proceed (PDF) with a two-year expansion project at Northwood High School on University Boulevard West.
County Council At-Large Candidate: Michele Riley
Photo of the candidate courtesy Michele Riley Why are you running for County Council? Voters in Montgomery County are ready for a change in leadership, as evidenced by the term limit measure that passed in 2016. In my opinion, this readiness for change means that we need to get back to the basics of governance: Maintaining and growing our tax … Read More