Due to budget cuts, MCPS schools will face staff reductions and class size increases next school year. The Montgomery County Board of Education, employee associations, the Montgomery County Council...

The Montgomery County Council and the Montgomery County School Board of Education earlier this summer reached a decision to reduce the athletic budget by 10 percent to save more than $750,000, which resulted...

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley unveiled his new plan for the 2012 fiscal operating budget Jan. 21, proposing cuts of $1.9 million from the State Department of Education funding. If approved, this...

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Jerry Weast is proposing a $2.2 billion budget, which asks for increased funding from the county council. Weast’s proposed 2012 budget for MCPS...

MCPS released a series of proposed budget cuts Dec. 10 which, if passed, will go into effect for the 2010-2011 school year. The cuts would reduce the county’s budget by almost $43 million. Superintendent...