Editing Silver Spring, Maryland (section)

==Education==
[[File:Montgomery Blair High School cupola.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[cupola]] at [[Montgomery Blair High School]] in April 2006]]

=== Montgomery County Public Schools ===
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Silver Spring is served by [[Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|Montgomery County Public Schools]], a county-wide public school district.

====High schools====
* [[James Hubert Blake High School]]
* [[John F. Kennedy High School (Maryland)|John F. Kennedy High School]]
* [[Montgomery Blair High School]]
* [[Northwood High School (Maryland)|Northwood High School]]
* [[Springbrook High School]]
* [[Wheaton High School]]

==== Middle schools ====
* [[Benjamin Banneker]] Middle School
* Silver Spring International Middle School
* Takoma Park Middle School
* Eastern Middle School
* White Oak Middle School
* Briggs Chaney Middle School
* Argyle Middle School
* [[Odessa Shannon]] Middle School (previously Col. [[E. Brooke Lee]] Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Lee Middle School to be renamed Odessa Shannon Middle School |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/lee-middle-school-to-be-renamed-odessa-shannon-middle/ |access-date=2020-11-11 |website=Bethesda Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111165931/https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/lee-middle-school-to-be-renamed-odessa-shannon-middle/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Sligo Middle School
* [[Francis Scott Key]] Middle School
* A. Mario Loiderman Middle School
* Thornton Friends Middle School
* Silver Creek Middle School
* Newport Mill Middle School

Prior to 2010, among public high schools in the region, [[Montgomery Blair High School]] was the high school located in the census-designated place of Silver Spring.<ref name=FourCornersMap>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2429790_four_corners/DC10BLK_P2429790_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Four Corners CDP, MD]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622084957/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2429790_four_corners/DC10BLK_P2429790_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved June 22, 2015.</ref><ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_000.pdf Census 2000 Block Map: Silver Spring CDP]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622085341/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_000.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved June 22, 2015. [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_001.pdf Detail 1] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622085820/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_001.pdf Archive]), [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_002.pdf Detail 2] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622090247/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_002.pdf Archive])</ref> It is nationally recognized for its Communication Arts Program and its Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Magnet Program, the latter of which perennially produces a large number of finalists and semi-finalists in such academic competitions as the [[Regeneron Science Talent Search]].

===Private schools===
Notable private schools in Silver Spring include The Siena School, [[Yeshiva of Greater Washington]], Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital, the Torah School of Greater Washington, and [[The Barrie School]].

Saint Francis International School St. Camillus Campus, serving kindergarten through 8th grade, is in Silver Spring.<ref>"[http://saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131185634/http://www.saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html |date=January 31, 2018 }}." Saint Francis International School. Retrieved January 31, 2018. "1500 St. Camillus Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903"</ref> It was formerly St. Camillus School, which was operated by sisters of [[Notre Dame de Namur]] and opened in 1954. In the middle of the 1960s it had up to 1,200 students. Working-class people were the main clientele. The student population was in decline by the 1980s as working-class people moved from the area. By the same decade the teachers were mostly lay staff. In the decade of the 2000s the school's financial situation deteriorated. In 2010 the school had 260 students. It merged into Saint Francis International, which opened in 2010; at that time all teachers had to reapply for their jobs. In 2010 Saint Francis International had 435 students at all campuses. In 2014 it had 485 students at all campuses; over 70% the students were of parents born abroad.<ref>Roberts, Tom. "[https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts Maryland Catholic school finds its footing amid demographic shifts] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075158/https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts |date=February 1, 2018 }}." ''Catholic Standard'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]]. Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2018.</ref>

=== Montgomery College ===
A portion of the [[Montgomery College]], the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus, is located in the Silver Spring; the rest of the campus located in [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]]. The community college is [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County's]] main institute of higher education; the main campus is in the [[county seat]] of [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]. The campus of the [[National Labor College]] is in the [[White Oak, Maryland|White Oak]] neighborhood in the outer reaches of Silver Spring.

=== Howard University ===
[[Howard University]]'s School of Continuing Education is located in Silver Spring; its main campus in nearby [[Washington, D.C.]]

===Libraries===
Silver Spring is served by many public libraries:

* [[Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library]] located in downtown Silver Spring.
* [[Connie Morella|Connie Morrella]] (formerly Bethesda)
* Marilyn J. Praisner (formerly Fairland)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/wh.asp |title=MCPL: Wheaton Library |publisher=Montgomerycountymd.gov |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719144516/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/wh.asp |archive-date=July 19, 2009}}</ref>
* Wheaton
* White Oak<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/wo.asp |title=MCPL: White Oak Library |publisher=Montgomerycountymd.gov |date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003023720/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/BranchInfo/wo.asp |archive-date=October 3, 2003}}</ref> and Long Branch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/lb.asp |title=MCPL: Long Branch Library |publisher=Montgomerycountymd.gov |date=May 13, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430181056/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/lb.asp |archive-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref>

Silver Spring Library started operation in 1931 and is one of the most heavily used in the Montgomery County System. It was relocated in June 2015 to Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street<ref name="Arts Center">{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Negotiations-for-Arts-Center-at-New-Silver-Spring-Library-Fall-Through-288888951.html |title=Negotiations for Arts Center at New Silver Spring Library Fall Through |author=Michelle Chavez |publisher=4 NBC Washington |date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221053432/http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Negotiations-for-Arts-Center-at-New-Silver-Spring-Library-Fall-Through-288888951.html |archive-date=December 21, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> as part of the Downtown Silver Spring redevelopment plan.