Budget cuts threaten JV sports, coaching

Sarah Reitzes News Editor
May 16, 2011

Later this month, the Montgomery County Council will vote on a proposal to cut $1 million of the approximately $7 million budgeted for MCPS athletics. These cuts could include the elimination of JV cheerleading squads and coed volleyball teams in county high schools, the shortening of all JV seasons... Read more »

Budget shortfalls put school busing at risk

By Justin Rheingold, News Editor
December 22, 2010

After a report published last February that detailed Montgomery County’s budget shortfall, legislators in the Maryland general assembly have been hard at work trying to close the deficit. Though it has since been withdrawn from consideration, a bill proposed by Maryland Senator Richard Madaleno (D-18,... Read more »

County budget crisis leads to cuts, but not furloughs

By Justin Rheingold, News Editor
May 28, 2010

With the nation’s economic struggles continuing to affect everyday life, and governments across the nation being forced to reduce spending and extinguish deficits, Montgomery County is attempting to make further cuts to the school system’s budget for next year. Although the school system already... Read more »

MCR discusses food service, budget

Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor
March 1, 2010

Recent meetings of the Montgomery County Region (MCR) of the Maryland Association of Student Councils have been primarily concerned with the food service industry within MCPS and the country budget crisis. According to sophomore class MCR Representative Hal Zeitlin, the main goal of food service in... Read more »

Signature Programs suffer budget freeze

Andrea Mirviss, News Editor
November 24, 2009

The fates of the Math, Science and Technology Academy (MTS) and International Studies (IS) Academy are unknown as CHS waits for the approval or denial of a budget-freeze exemption request from MCPS. The requested funds would pay for teacher stipends necessary to run the mentoring programs in the Academies. ... Read more »