Potomac Beacon

Potomac, Travilah, and Darnestown in one daily read.

Potomac Beacon

Potomac, Travilah, and Darnestown in one daily read.

Potomac Beacon

Education

Latest reporting from the Education desk.

Education

Latest reporting from the Education desk.

Education

Latest reporting from the Education desk.

MCPS school meals cost 30 cents more starting Aug. 25

MCPS families at Churchill, Wootton and Hoover will pay 30 cents more for school meals starting Aug. 25 after the Board of Education approved the first price hike since 2015, though students on free or reduced-price meals are unaffected.

· 1 min read

MCPS school meals cost 30 cents more starting Aug. 25

MCPS families at Churchill, Wootton and Hoover will pay 30 cents more for school meals starting Aug. 25 after the Board of Education approved the first price hike since 2015, though students on free or reduced-price meals are unaffected.

· 1 min read

MCPS school meals cost 30 cents more starting Aug. 25

MCPS families at Churchill, Wootton and Hoover will pay 30 cents more for school meals starting Aug. 25 after the Board of Education approved the first price hike since 2015, though students on free or reduced-price meals are unaffected.

· 1 min read

More from Education

More from Education

More from Education

Northwood's Leul Dawit sworn in as MCPS student board member, first from the school since 1978

Leul Dawit, a 16-year-old rising junior at Northwood High School, was sworn in Tuesday, July 7, as the 49th Student Member of the MCPS Board of Education, gaining a voting seat on budgets, boundaries, and collective bargaining for more than 155,000 students.

A young man in a gray suit raises his right hand during a swearing-in ceremony alongside an older woman.

MCPS student journalists say district memo gives principals power to kill stories

MCPS student journalists say a March 2026 memo requiring administrator pre-approval of all student publications violates Maryland's New Voices Act; Superintendent Thomas Taylor declined to withdraw it at the June 25 Board of Education meeting, and the issue could resurface at the July 16 board meeting.

Students seated in a meeting room holding protest signs about student journalism rights.

Powered by Surround Sound Media

Powered by Surround Sound Media

Powered by Surround Sound Media