(March 20, 2000)
The United States Supreme Court today [Monday, March 20] declined the Montgomery County Board of Education's request to review a lower court's decision prohibiting any consideration of race or ethnici
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(March 20, 2000)
Richard Montgomery High School vocal music teacher Ronald P. Frezzo has been selected to receive the 2000 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award from The Washington Post.Frezzo is among 20 winners of t
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(March 17, 2000)
The Montgomery County Board of Elections is providing information to voters about the upcoming special election -- on April 18, 2000, to fill the County Council seat being vacated by Mrs. Betty Ann Kr
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(March 16, 2000)
Principals and leading business executives will share on-the-job work experiences from March 16 through 22 during the fourth annual Executive Shadow program, which will culminate in a networking sessi
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(March 15, 2000)
The Board of Education met yesterday [Tuesday, March 14] and, among other items, ratified a negotiated agreement with an employee organization, voted to deny a charter school application, reviewed a r
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(March 15, 2000)
A Head Lice Infestation website (see link below) from the Centers for Disease Control has excellent information for the public on detecting and controlling head lice.
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(March 10, 2000)
The School Assignment Locator (see link below), a new Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) website, is now available to assist individuals in determining the schools that serve a particular neighbo
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(March 10, 2000)
Rosemont Elementary School has won the 2000 Exemplary Reading Program Award from the State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC), making this the sixth consecutive year that
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(March 10, 2000)
Delegates from Montgomery County Public Schools secondary schools have nominated two finalists for the student seat on the county Board of Education. Christopher Lloyd of John F. Kennedy High School a
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(March 09, 2000)
Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast has recommended to the Board of Education that the first phase of the application for the Jaime Escalante Public Charter School be approved conditionally for t
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(March 09, 2000)
Eight Montgomery County Public Schools high schools have been ranked by Newsweek magazine among the top schools in the nation in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (I
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(March 09, 2000)
The Board of Education's requested operating budget for next year will be reviewed by the Montgomery County Council this spring, and the Council has scheduled a series of public hearings during the fi
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(March 02, 2000)
The MCPS instructional video series, "Local Government--Who Cares," has won a national Telly Award.The six-part series, which follows the MCPS curriculum guide, was made specifically to enhance the cu
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(March 02, 2000)
Joseph Bellino, a teacher at Montgomery Blair High School, has been named by the U.S. State Department and USA Today to receive a Millennium International Volunteer Award.He is one of 32 winners from
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(March 01, 2000)
The Board of Education has moved up its schedule by one week for taking final action on the proposed facility plans and boundaries recommended by Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast. The change i
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