Prince George’s County officials hope to improve school transportation, student attendance
The Federal Transit Administration partnered with the U.S. Department of Education to find transportation strategies to increase student attendance.
PGCPS to construct 8 new net-zero energy schools by 2028
Six buildings will be elementary schools and two will be pre-K through eighth grade academies.
PGCPS school board discusses bus driver shortages, transportation improvements
PGCPS CEO Millard House II said more than 74 percent of bus driver positions are filled at Thursday’s meeting.
PGCPS to expand pre-K as part of statewide education plan
The expansion plan proposes 18 additional prekindergarten classes by the 2029 school year, adding to the county’s current 112 providers.
Community members call for better communication from PGCPS on school water quality
Lead in two of Hollywood’s 20 tested water sources exceeds federal allowances, according to the school’s latest water samples from December 2022.
Multiple lawsuits accuse PGCPS contractors of wage theft, worker misclassification
A lawsuit filed by five workers in February accused several contractors working on the construction of Hyattsville Middle School of wage theft.
‘Somos presas fáciles’: Los conductores de autobuses de PGCPS dicen que se sienten inseguros
Los conductores del condado están triplicando o cuadruplicando sus rutas para cubrir la escasez de conductores de autobús en PGCPS.
‘We are sitting ducks’: PGCPS bus drivers say they feel unsafe
Drivers in the county are tripling or quadrupling their runs in order to cover for the bus driver shortage in PGCPS.
PGCPS holds safety forum after increase in gun-related incidents
Violence in PGCPS surged to unprecedented levels in recent years, according to the Prince George’s Police Department’s chief.
Miembros de la Comunidad de PGCPS exigen mejoras escolares y transparencia en las audiencias públicas de presupuesto
El Programa de Mejoramiento Capital (CIP) de este año fiscal contiene $92,3 millones en fondos estatales y de condado para modernizar las escuelas del condado.