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Highly Structured International Tutoring Initiative Teaches Adults How to Teach Reading To Struggling Second Graders

(February 21, 2001)

More than a dozen parents, other adults, and students -- acting on the theme "Would you know how to teach a child to read?" -- demonstrated how to help second graders learn to read today [Wednesday, F ...(more)

School Board Approves Curriculum Policy and Votes Not to Establish School Resource Officers Program

(February 14, 2001)

The Board of Education met yesterday [February 13] and, among other items, approved a report by the School Resource Officers (SRO) Task Force not to implement an SRO program in schools. The Board vot ...(more)

Montgomery County Board of Education Agenda

(February 09, 2001)

Tuesday, February 13, 2001, 10:00 a. m.*9:00 a.m. Closed Session10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Items of Legislation (D/A) 1.3 Board/Superintendent Comments (D)1 ...(more)

Landmark Agreement Sets Stage for Advancement of Teaching and Learning in Montgomery County

(February 08, 2001)

A landmark three-year contract agreement announced today [Thursday, February 8] by the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and the Board of Education would achieve high quality teaching by ...(more)

Maryland Study Documents Internet Connectivity and Use of Technology in Schools

(February 06, 2001)

Most classrooms in Montgomery County Public Schools (98 percent) are wired for access to the Internet, according to a study released on January 30, 2001, by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Educat ...(more)

John F. Kennedy High School Student One of Two Finalists for State Board of Education Student Member

(February 05, 2001)

Montgomery County Board of Education student member Christopher Lloyd is one of two finalists for student member of the Maryland State Board of Education for the 2001-2002 school year. The Maryland As ...(more)

'Recruiting at Home' Program to Encourage Teacher Recruitment and Training during High School

(February 02, 2001)

Leaders from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), and Montgomery College met today [February 2] to put a new teacher recruitment and education prog ...(more)

High School Graduation Rate of 90 Percent Ranks First Among Nation's 100 Largest Public School Systems

(January 31, 2001)

Montgomery County Public Schools has the highest graduation rate of any of the 100 largest public school systems in the nation -- and the only rate above 90 percent -- according to a new study by a un ...(more)

Two Seniors from Montgomery Blair High School Named Finalists in Intel Science Talent Search

(January 31, 2001)

Two Montgomery Blair High School seniors have been named finalists in the 60th annual Intel Science Talent Search.They are among 40 national finalists in the talent search, in which high school senior ...(more)

High School Student is Among 20 Finalists in National Arts Recognition and Talent Search

(January 29, 2001)

Walt Whitman High School student Caroline Amory James was selected as one of the 20 visual arts finalists in the nation in the annual Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS), one of the most prestig ...(more)

Kennedy Cluster Family Academy to Provide Saturday Learning and Recreation Opportunities for Children and Families

(January 29, 2001)

The new Kennedy Cluster Family Academy, designed to provide Saturday programs and information services to community members from pre-schoolers to adults, opened on January 27 at John F. Kennedy High S ...(more)

Eleven Students Named Semifinalists in Prestigious Intel Science Talent Search

(January 25, 2001)

Eleven students have been named among 300 semifinalists in the 60th Intel Science Talent Search, one of the most prestigious and rigorous science competitions for high school students in the United St ...(more)

Event-Based Middle School Science Program Honored by U.S. Department of Education

(January 24, 2001)

MCPS' Event-Based Science (EBS) has been identified as one of a handful of "promising science programs" throughout the nation by the U.S. Department of Education and the Expert Panel on Mathematics an ...(more)

County Officials Report Two Cases of Scarlet Fever at Area Schools

(January 19, 2001)

Montgomery County schools and health officials have notified students at two elementary schools, Viers Mill Elementary in Silver Spring and Diamond Elementary in Gaithersburg, that one student at each ...(more)

Board of Education Advisory Committees to Meet in February

(January 19, 2001)

Two Board of Education advisory committees - Family Life and Human Development, and Career and Technology Education - are scheduled to meet during the month of February.Family Life and Human Developme ...(more)