Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

The Maryland legislature and the Montgomery County Board of Education have not authorized the charging of any fees for attendance at MCPS gr...

We checked to see if the Montgomery County Board of Education was going to take this opportunity to provide a free public education for all ...

When Laurie Tucker’s family moved during her son’s senior year of high school, she was sorry to hear the last two classes he needed weren...

MCPS schools charge students to ride MCPS school buses, even though back in 2010 the Maryland Attorney General's office advised that e...

Once again we remind Montgomery County Public Schools and the Board of Education that the Maryland Constitution guarantees ALL children a F...

Answer:  When your kids go back to school. According to the New York Times , parents are spending less on certain school items - like clot...

Isn't high school supposed to be free for public school students in Maryland?  Taxpayer dollars cover the costs for all students to atte...

Did you know that the Maryland Constitution guarantees a free public education for its students? The Montgomery County Board of Educat...

Its hard to say whether Northwood HS is charging more or less for the honor of walking down the aisle for graduation ceremonies. In 2010, ...

Montgomery Blair HS in Silver Spring MD charges its students to walk down the aisle and receive their diploma. Really. Here is the inf...

Paint Branch HS reports that they are being charged a fee for graduating from a MCPS High School. Really? Here is a link to the article ...

Answer:  Probably. Back in 2010, this blog did a survey of how much each high school charged for various fees related to walking down the ...

Public school graduation is free in Maryland.  There is no legal charge to attend your own graduation from a Montgomery County Public High S...

Georgia Tech professor accused of taking $20K from students Note: First action of Georgia Tech is to remove professor, second action is to...

So, those of you in MoCo sports land - how do you reward a winning coach? What if the coach had a winning season?  On a brand new athletic...

Maryland Delegate Eric Luedtke is also a MCPS teacher . We are pretty sure that Delegate Luedtke is familiar with the Maryland Constitu...

As we start the school year, here is the Parents Coalition annual post of fees allegedly approved by the Board of Education for high school...

By Friday, all California public schools need to have in place a system for complaints about potential violations of the state's guaran...

Wootton Booster Club Dr. Doran, the principal of Wootton HS, is so creative. We are so lucky to have him as principal.  He has kids who...

Did you think that our new Superintendent of Schools, Josh Starr, would shake things up here in MoCo?   Did you think he might chart his own...