Montgomery County Schools
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Montgomery County math exam failures prompt review
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Figures released by the school system show 62 percent of high school students failed their final exams in geometry and 57 percent failed Algebra 2. Among honors level students, about a third failed those exams.
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Montgomery Schools-Spending, $100 million increase
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Montgomery County officials say new state mandates will drive up spending on the county's school system by $100 million over the next four years.
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Montgomery Co. students, parents push for later school start time
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From a petition to a work group, Montgomery County is taking a serious look at changing the start time for public high school students from 7:20 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. or later.
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Gun control at heart of school safety discussion
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At the heart of Wednesday night's school safety discussion in Montgomery County was the concern over guns getting into schools. County officials say the biggest boost to schools came in the executive order President Obama signed, promising more money for more police on campus.
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Montgomery County parents petition to start school later
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Parents in Montgomery County are ready to present the Board of Education a petition to start school later.
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Montgomery County won't cancel classes for Muslim holidays
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School board members in Montgomery County say they won't support canceling classes for Muslim holy days next year.
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Montgomery County State of the Schools address
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Montgomery County School superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr says student success, there must also be a focus on emotional and social skills as well as workplace experience.
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Montgomery petition calls for later school bells
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More than 7,000 people have signed the petition since it was launched Oct. 15. It will be presented to the school board this month.
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Chidat Tarawally allegedly stabs student at Northwood High
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A Northwood High School student was stabbed on campus Monday morning by another student, Montgomery County Police say, and officials are trying to figure out if the incident is related to a fight that took place on campus last week.
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Birds use Oak View Elementary School's chimney as nest
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Every night, hundreds of birds fly into the chimney at Oak View Elementary School.
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Montgomery County schools approves $14.5 million in technology upgrades
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The Washington Post reports the plan includes providing interactive whiteboards for 2,000 elementary classrooms.
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4-year-old briefly lost after school bus mixup
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The parents of a Silver Spring pre-kindergartener and Montgomery County Schools officials are in disagreement over why the 4-year-old ended up getting lost for nearly two hours after being dropped off by a county school bus.
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Montgomery County schools restraint policy examined
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A Montgomery County student who has Down Syndrome was restrained by school officials for 45 minutes. And he isn't the only one.
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Montgomery County starts mobile speed camera program
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Montgomery County Police are determined to cut down on speeding in school zones and around school buses with mobile speed camera vans.
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Back to school: D.C.-area enrollment up
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As students in the District and Montgomery, Howard and Frederick counties head back to class Monday, officials say enrollment is rising in some schools around the Washington region.
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Highland Elementary test scores scrutinized, superintendent responds
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Joshua Starr is lashing out at an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that suggests that a county elementary school cheated to achieve a dramatic turnaround in standardized test scores.
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Maryland high school students work to spread kindness
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Maryland high school students have created a club that aims to spread kindness in their community.
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Northwood High School stabbing leaves student injured
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Police say they're still searching for three girls who were involved in a fight outside a Silver Spring high school on Tuesday night, during which another girl was stabbed in the back three times.
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