Report: MCPS Losing Ground In Closing Achievement Gap – A report from the County Council’s Office of Legislative Oversight says Montgomery County high schools are increasingly divided by income, race and ethnicity, with students at so called high-poverty schools less likely to graduate on time and earn at least one passing score on an Advanced Placement exam. [Washington Post]

North Bethesda High-Rise To Start Leasing In June – The 341-unit Aurora, from developer LCOR, will start leasing in June. The 18-story building recently completed on Nebel Street will offer one- and two-bedroom units. [Multi-Housing News]

‘Weed Warriors’ Take On Invasive Plants – Non-native invasive species, such as garlic mustard, are hurting local forest ecosystems. So Carole Bergmann, an ecologist with Montgomery Parks, started the Weed Warriors program 15 years ago. Today, she has help from a large group of trained volunteers. [The Gazette]

Bethesda-Based Startup Gets Big Kickstarter Help, Now Must Deliver – M3D, a Bethesda startup that created a desktop 3D printer, has raised more than $1.6 million on Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding site. Now, the company must ship thousands of the printers to its backers, as promised. [Washington Business Journal]