In cooperation with MCPS policy, Whitman implemented the Signs of Suicide prevention program— a mandatory informational seminar designed to help students identify and react to depressive and suicidal...

Some names have been changed to respect parents’ wishes for privacy. MCPS’ online-only learning model has thrust young students into a difficult situation — learning the fundamentals of reading,...

On Tuesday, January 26th, a memo signed by the D.C. National Guard Chief Major William Walker announced that seven thousand D.C. National Guard troops would remain in the nation’s capital until March...

MCPS provided an update on their Anti-Racist Systemwide Audit — an initiative which seeks to examine equitability throughout county practices and policies — in a countywide announcement yesterday.  The...

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved the March 1 and March 15 school reopening plans in a meeting today.  The March 1 reopening plan will phase in small groups of special education...

Maryland Delegate Brooke Lierman (‘97) announced her candidacy for state comptroller December 17. The comptroller serves as Maryland’s senior financial officer, managing tax collection, distributing...

The College Board announced updates to the 2021 Advanced Placement Exam schedule earlier today. In a statement posted to their website, the College Board spelled out its newly-adopted test date schedule,...

The Montgomery County Board of Education confirmed that MCPS will reopen for hybrid learning on March 15 and discussed plans for in-person school and athletics during a meeting held January 28. The...

Students experienced unexpectedly lengthy wait times while picking up their second semester materials at Whitman this afternoon. At one point, the line of students, starting from the small gym, reached...

MCPS closed all of its school buildings today due to an accumulation of ice and snow on county roads. Daycare, meal services and other in-person ventures based in MCPS schools will not take place.  The...

Dr. Jack Smith is many things, according to Board of Education member Patricia O’Neill. He’s a loyal friend, a voracious reader, a devoted grandfather, an advocate for equality and “a workhorse,...

Tens of thousands of people across the East Coast experienced connectivity issues with the Verizon Fios internet service this afternoon — likely due to a fiber cut in New York City — including a number...