MCPS has several deficiencies in its background screening process, leading to nearly 13,000 employees with outdated criminal history checks: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/04/m...

The county’s Office of the Inspector General put out a report about deficiencies in MCPS’s background screening processes, here’s a link to the report, story to come: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resource...

Everyone should read this very cool article about a very cool topic that I am a giant nerd about:

MCPS is proposing implementing regional programming to replace its long-standing model of offering competitive, countywide programs and others provided through high school consortia. Here’s five things to know about that recommendation: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/31/m...

Okay need to update because MCPS put out a second message, Mooney will be assistant principal at James Hubert Blake High School, not Einstein. This is a change from the original letter sent to the community earlier today.

Latest from me, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Principal Shelton Mooney steps down to take on assistant principal role at Albert Einstein High: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/29/b...

Today a Montgomery County Circuit Court jury ordered the county school board to pay former B-CC teacher Dan Engler $518K after finding the board was ultimately responsible for defaming Engler in a 2023 email accusing him of racism: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/23/s...

Okayyy after a hot minute I am now on Bluesky!! Howdy everyone! I’m Ashlyn, the education reporter for Bethesda Today (formerly called MoCo360). I am here to cover all Montgomery County school news 🕺🏻