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Education Matters will discuss the news and issues affecting both public and private schools in Montgomery County. We want to talk about what’s happening inside—and outside—the classroom, who’s making the grade and who isn’t.

Julie Rasicot is a former newspaper reporter and managing editor who’s been writing about education for 25 years. She’s a veteran PTA and classroom volunteer who’s the mother of two girls—an eighth-grader and a fifth-grader—attending MCPS schools. None of that seems to matter, though, when she’s struggling to help her kids with their math homework.

Recent Posts

• Curriculum 2.0 math lessons on the right track | Comments: 1
• Taking the Pressure out of Applying to College | Comments: 1
• MCPS, Junior Achievement May Offer Financial Literacy Program for Middle Schoolers | Comments
• National History Day Contest Provides More Than Academic Lessons | Comments
• MCPS Already Heeding Obama’s Call for Partnerships with Colleges | Comments
• Another MCPS High School Newspaper In Financial Trouble | Comments
• Snow Days: How MCPS Decides to What to Do | Comments
• Parents Take Action to Spur Gun Control | Comments
• Are Our Kids Safe in School? | Comments
• How Do We Teach Our Kids About True Grit? | Comments

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