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Prince George's Co. prepares families for a bumpy start to the school year 08/24/2022 08:40pm • The school year in Prince George's County, Maryland, starts Monday amid teacher shortages, bus delays and mask policies. In a letter to parents, Prince George’s County schools CEO Monica Goldson warned families there could be some bumps in the beginning. “To date, we have filled just over Citing vaccine disparities, NAACP calls for expansion of DC online learning options 08/24/2022 12:52pm • As D.C. gets set to begin a school year with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for some students, the D.C. branch of the NAACP is calling on D.C. Public Schools to expand their remote leaning programs to better accommodate unvaccinated students. The first day of classes is Aug. 29. The school district s 7 Signs You Should Be Readmitted to the Hospital 08/23/2022 08:00pm • Very few people want to return to the hospital once they've gone home to recover. Moreover, hospitals have certain incentives not to readmit recently discharged patients. During the pandemic, limiting hospital admissions of any sort unless absolutely necessary has been another consideration. Yet, re WTOP interview: What Fauci says he'll do after stepping down as top US infection expert 08/23/2022 10:31am • The doctor whom millions of Americans looked to for guidance in daily briefings during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping down as the nation's top infectious disease expert. But Dr. Anthony Fauci tells WTOP he isn't done working just yet. Along with directing the National Institu Masks in classes at Georgetown University, COVID-19 testing required 08/23/2022 08:40am • For students returning to campus at Georgetown University in D.C., the school is providing public health guidance for COVID-19 and monkeypox ahead of the start of classes Wednesday. In a message to Georgetown faculty, staff, students and the community, Dr. Ranit Mishori, the university's Chief Pu 'Practical solution to a pandemic-related problem': Montgomery Co. plans to preserve 4 streeteries 08/23/2022 04:17am • Four streeteries in Montgomery County, Maryland, originally created as temporary solutions for gathering restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, are now being reevaluated for continued use into the fall. Public streets closed to vehicles and available for activities such as biking, walking and University System of Maryland details COVID, monkeypox response for fall 08/22/2022 10:57pm • The University of Maryland, College Park will continue to require COVID vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff this fall semester, but it's still deciding whether to require masks in classrooms. For now, wearing a KN95 mask indoors is "strongly encouraged." More Coronavirus Novavax COVID vaccine cleared for use in adolescents 08/21/2022 01:51pm • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax has received expanded emergency use approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents 12 to 17 years old. The approval, announced late-Friday, comes about a month after Food and Drug Administration granted EUA for its protein-based vaccine for adults in the U.S Cardona says states should use COVID-19 funds to stem teacher shortages 08/21/2022 11:37am • Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that states and school districts should use federal COVID-19 relief funds to address teacher shortages as students across the country begin a new school year, urging institutions to quickly take action to provide the kind of comprehensive instruction th Jill Biden tests negative for COVID-19, will go to Delaware 08/21/2022 09:33am • REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Joe Biden, and rejoin him at their Delaware beach home, her office said Sunday. The White House announced on Tuesday that the Kid 'n Play: Little Leaguers set for date with MLB stars 08/20/2022 02:44am • Jason Varitek reveled in 1984 in all the quaint traditions that make the Little League World Series a throwback to the simple days of playing baseball. He traded pins, met kids from other parts of the United States and around the world. Varitek and his teammates played in ping-pong tournaments an DC families on gov't assistance to get $1,000 grant 08/19/2022 07:07am • Outside of the Frederick Douglass Community Center in Southeast, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a $1,000 grant for families who received government assistance from the District to ease back-to-school costs. Roughly 15,000 participating families in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families p DC parents have homework ahead of first day of classes 08/19/2022 05:57am • As public schools in D.C. gear up for the start of the school year, leaders are reminding parents they have a couple of things to do to help fight the spread of COVID-19 when classes begin. That includes testing their children for COVID-19 before the start of school and getting students age 12 an School Zone: DC-area school systems have new COVID-19 protocols 08/19/2022 05:02am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What to know about DC-area school systems' coronavirus protocol What it is: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance last week, ending a r Montgomery Co. requests more monkeypox vaccine; COVID-19 metrics 'low' 08/17/2022 06:20pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, have requested more monkeypox vaccine as the number of cases statewide has increased. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 335 cases in Maryland. The state’s Department of Health does not break down t