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School Boundaries: A Most Explosive Political Question
Montgomery County’s population is not only principally center-left, but also highly educated and employed in professions requiring years of training and the accretion of intellectual capital. Not surprisingly, they have an absolute belief in the necessity of high-quality education in preparing their children for a globally competitive labor market.
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Is a New Boundary Change Coalition Emerging in Montgomery County?
Finally, after years of Montgomery County Public Schools resegregating and the achievement gap growing despite efforts to shrink it, the debate over school boundary change has come out into the open.
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Gandhi Brigade Has New Home, Executive Director
Gandhi Brigade Youth Media has settled into its new home at 900 Wayne Ave. and is operating under new Executive Director Anna Danielson. The group, which will be expanding its programming, will hold an open house in October.
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County Offering Matching Grants for Neighborhood Events
Montgomery County will again offer matching grants of up to $1,000 to help fund neighborhood events, according to an announcement from Silver Spring Regional Services Center Director Reemberto Rodriguez. Neighborhood organizations, block groups, tenant groups, civic groups and similar organizations are eligible to apply to help fund events and activities that “promote community engagement, encourage…
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District Taco’s Blair Park Grand Opening Set for July 1
The grand opening of District Taco in the Blair Park Shopping Center on East-West Highway will be held at noon Monday, July 1. A portion of the day’s profits will go to Level the Playing Field, a Silver Spring-based nonprofit that provides sports equipment to underprivileged youth in the area. The first 100 customers in…
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Wayne Avenue Purple Line Safety Meeting Set for Tonight
A group of residents in the area of a planned Wayne Avenue Purple Line station tonight will present a series of safety concerns to a representative of the State Highway Administration and other officials.
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Eastern Middle Students Win First Prize in C-SPAN Competition
Two Eastern Middle School students will take home the national first prize and $3,000 in the middle school division of C-SPAN’s 2019 StudentCam documentary competition, the company announced.
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School Board to Consider Recommendation for Northwood Expansion
The Montgomery County School Board has approved a recommendation to proceed (PDF) with a two-year expansion project at Northwood High School on University Boulevard West.
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Childcare Center Proposed for Veterinary Clinic Location
A Silver Spring veterinary clinic would be redeveloped into a childcare center under a proposal presented last night during a meeting of the East Silver Spring Civic Association.