It took until the second week of November for the bus to consistently pick up Christine Neumerski’s son at their Takoma Park home on time.

“Pay to the order of: The students of Montgomery County,” the oversized check read.

MCPS is trying to support parents as they wait to return to work and receive their paychecks.

Here’s what The Banner found among hundreds of work orders to remove mold from Montgomery County school campuses.

The 42-year-old Beltsville resident said his job was great preparation for “Jeopardy!”

On Tuesday night, Joe Evans’ parents, friends and fellow teachers packed into Silver Branch Brewing Company to stream the episode.

The number of schools earning 4 stars (the second-highest rating) increased this year but so did the number earning 1 star.

Montgomery County school leaders announced major plans at practically the same time many parents were sent home from their jobs.

MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to use the newly constructed campus as a “holding school.”

The 29% increase was driven by more suspensions assigned to Hispanic students, children who are learning English and those who receive special education services.

The Takoma Park Middle School educator will appear Nov. 4.

The charter school’s enrollment has dropped by more than 25% since the school opened in August.

Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to consider using the new Crown High building as a “holding school” to house students while their own campuses undergo renovations.

Montgomery County Public Schools predicts a dramatic dive in enrollment: a 9% drop from its 2019 peak to the enrollment forecast for 2031.

If the MCPS superintendent’s proposal is approved, several elementary school buildings could be replaced by 2031, as could Damascus High.

It cost about $57 million to send roughly 700 Montgomery County students to nonpublic schools last year.

It’s going to be messy.

Montgomery County public high schools will hold graduation ceremonies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s campus in May and June of the coming year, the school system announced.

Montgomery County Council members will pepper MCPS leaders with questions about a plan to divide high schools into six regions, each with a slate of parallel academic pathways.

In September 2020, Caty Anderson typed out a short email to her state representative, lamenting that a woman was hit by a car near her family’s Kensington home.