(September 18, 2001)
County officials and community leaders will join Superintendent Jerry D. Weast at a kickoff ceremony on Thursday, September 20, at 8:00 p.m.that will begin a series of community study circles. The ki
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(September 17, 2001)
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the United States last week, the Montgomery County Public Schools, along with individual schools and offices, local government and non-profit agencies, continue
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(September 14, 2001)
All athletic contests of the Montgomery County Public Schools were suspended for beginning Friday, September 14, and for the entire weekend in response to the national remembrances for the victims of
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(September 13, 2001)
The Montgomery County Public Schools will be participating in the National Day of Remembrance by observing an event coinciding with statewide activities on Friday, September 14. The school system's o
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(September 13, 2001)
The following is the text of a letter sent home today [Thursday, September 13] from Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, regarding the response of the school system to this week' events. Th
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(September 12, 2001)
The following information is being provided to all Montgomery County Public Schools and the community to help children and others cope with the impact of the ongoing national tragedy. In the aftermat
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(September 10, 2001)
The combination of several new initiatives last year in the Montgomery County Public Schools -- a more rigorous curriculum, intensive training for teachers, expanded instructional time, ongoing asses
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(September 07, 2001)
Based on the findings of an independent panel of education, community, and business representatives, Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, has recommended against approving an application to
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(August 30, 2001)
The following is a joint statement by the Montgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County Education Association released today [Thursday, August 30]:
The Montgomery County Public Schools
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(August 30, 2001)
Office Depot has donated backpacks filled with school supplies to 500 students attending Broad Acres Elementary School in Silver Spring. Backpacks were handed out during a special open house at the s
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(August 28, 2001)
The Board of Education today [Tuesday, August 28] took action regarding the elimination of the Native American symbols as mascots, endorsed the discontinuation of criterion-referenced tests, revised M
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(August 28, 2001)
The 2001 results of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) reflect a continuing disparity by race and ethnicity within the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), in which the lowest scores were among
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(August 27, 2001)
The school system's website has been redesigned to make it more customer-friendly and useful in obtaining information about the Montgomery County Public Schools.
The redesigned site reflects an ong
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(August 24, 2001)
Superintendent Jerry D. Weast, Board of Education President Nancy J. King, County Council President Blair Ewing, and County Council Education Committee Chair Michael Subin this week participated in ce
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(August 24, 2001)
Youth-focused service providers in the upcounty area of Montgomery County will meet at an all-day conference to discuss ways to use the combined power of school and county agencies and institutions to
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