Credit Ben Gross

Montgomery County Public Schools will operate next year with a $2.16 billion budget after the Montgomery County Board of Education approved the budget for the 2013 fiscal year at its last...

Credit Shellie Williams

Give a kid a camera, let ‘em loose in the woods or a field or along a creek and some very special things happen. Intense observation, concentration, creative problem solving: ART. Ansel A...

Credit Maura Mahoney

I've got a peaceful, easy feeling. Most parents are in touch with that mood themselves this week, and those who work at home or work from home are, perhaps, feeling it most keenly.  ...

Credit Erin Donaghue

Update, 9p.m.: Power has been restored at Bradley Hills Elementary and the school will open Tuesday morning, according to MCPS. Harmony Hills Elementary has also been restored. Woodl...

Credit Haleigh Stanway

If you believe TV commercials, the cost of sending the kids back to school is roughly equivalent to what it cost NASA to put a man on the moon. It can be, if you are both (1) rich a...

Credit Laura L Thornton

Chevy Chase businesses, including Panera Bread and Whole Foods in Friendship Heights, are joining a county-wide drive among businesses and shopping malls to help needy youngsters get need...