As MCPS prepares for a virtual first semester, several stakeholders express frustration regarding the county’s planning process
Montgomery County Public Schools announced on July 21 that the first semester of the upcoming school year will be virtual, meaning that students and staff will engage in an entirely online learning environment from Aug. 31 until at least Jan. 29, 2021. Since then, many teachers, students, and parents have expressed concern about the continued ambiguity surrounding this plan as the first day of school draws closer. Adjusting to a new normal The first draft of the fully-virtual recovery plan was released to the public on Aug. 4 and dis…
Silver Chips interviews former MCPS Student Members of the Board of Education
On July 16, Silver Chips’ Anika Seth, Aviva Bechky, and Abednego Togas sat down with three previous Student Members of the Board of Education (SMOBs)—Matthew Post, Ananya Tadikonda, and Nathaniel Tinbite—to discuss their recent op/ed about inequity in Montgomery County Public Schools (published in the Washington Post). Conversation topics included racial equity, sexual misconduct, mental health services, and the School Resource Officer program. The full interview is published both both as a a video series on our YouTube channel , split up…
