Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

According to data released March 26 by the Maryland State Department of Education, the four-year graduation rate for Montgomery County Publi...

...In the previous school year, MCPS’ graduation rate was 90.3% with Asian students graduating at a rate of 97% and Hispanics at 80% The dis...

Add caption The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to waive the requirement that high school seniors pass state tests in...

Maryland school board won’t increase passing test scores By:   Associated Press   February 26, 2020 ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s state s...

The fourth man convicted of killing two Germantown, Maryland, boys the night before they were supposed to graduate from high school in 20...

New- The 2 and a 1/2 year saga of 4 men convicted of ambushing 2 Montgomery County high school students has now come to an end. Roger Garc...

...The June 5, 2017, meeting was supposed to be for Najjar and Ziberov to sell extra tickets to their high school graduation... A Ger...

From today's Board of Education agenda: What happened to using the University of Maryland in College Park facility? How many MCP...

From 2017 to the present, approximately 544 Grade 9 students, 696 Grade 10 students, 390 Grade 11 students, and 380 Grade 12 students drop...

Note:  The following article is based largely on information that an internal MCPS source leaked to the Washington Post without authorizatio...

BOYDS, Md. - It is graduation season for high school students across the country, but Friday was especially unique for those in Montgomer...

State education officials say they are deeply concerned about the findings of an investigation into alleged grade-fixing in Maryland’s se...

The cost of holding MCPS graduation ceremonies has dropped dramatically since 2007. In 2007, MCPS' rental fee for DAR Constitution Ha...

...Two years ago, the school board  decided  to roll back graduation requirements, allowing students to pass A–G courses with a D instea...

Let Tyler Walk! Tyler is a senior at Damascus High School and was out for 3 months in November 2015 for a total spine replacement surg...

If you owe MCPS or your local principal cash, whether the fee charged was legal or illegal, you do not get to attend graduation.  (For examp...

...The math relearning at Montgomery College can last as long as three semesters, depending on where a student is placed. But the problem...

Weak standards inflate graduation rate success

http://www.bethesdanow.com/2015/01/27/mcps-says-its-closing-achievement-gap-as-graduation-rates-improve/

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 ...