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Not talking with your kids about money? 'You're crippling them,' accounting professor says 04/11/2025 02:22pm • This article is part of WTOP’s monthlong series, “Money Matters,” where we explore tips for saving, budgeting and making your money work for you. Check for new articles all month, right here on WTOP.com. 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Founded by Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro, thi DC private school says cellphone-free classrooms make for better learning 04/10/2025 05:37am • At schools across the D.C. area and the nation, debate continues about whether students should have cellphones in the classroom or not. But in Southeast D.C., at the Washington School for Girls — an independent private Catholic school — the debate ended years ago when classrooms were made Meet the 'DMV Roving Sketcher': A courtroom-esque sketch artist for local musicians 04/10/2025 04:57am • Armed with a bag of assorted colored pencils, a notebook and a discerning eye, Galen Summers has become a mainstay at local music gigs and known by many artists in the D.C. scene. Known online as the "DMV Roving Sketcher," Summers estimates he's been to hundreds of shows and sketched thousand Members of Congress press for return of Maryland man deported to El Salvador 04/10/2025 04:04am • Members of Congress called on President Donald Trump's administration Wednesday to comply with a federal court order and return a Maryland man who was deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Glenn Ivey, both of Maryland, spoke at a Capitol Hil Invasive species to watch out for this spring 04/09/2025 08:00pm • As you get ready to start your spring gardening and prepare your lawn for summer, there are some pests lurking about that you'll need to pay attention to. And they're not all insects. 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