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New Md. superintendent urges school systems to move the needle on learning loss 07/28/2021 02:04pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. All 24 public school systems in Maryland have begun summer programs to help students catch up from learning loss induced by the coronavirus pa Lamar Jackson wants to switch jersey to No. 1... after winning Super Bowl 07/28/2021 01:18pm • Lamar wants No. 1 jersey... after winning Super Bowl with Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonLamar Jackson wants to retire two jersey numbers when all is said and done with his Ravens career.Before testing positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday and subsequently having to enter proto DC therapist provides support for Black, LGBTQ communities 07/28/2021 12:56pm • The pandemic has left many people searching for support when it comes to mental health and there’s a D.C. therapist who’s on a mission to help. Dr. LaNail Plummer is the CEO of Onyx Therapy Group, a mental health company in the district. She started her office in 2019 in order to create a Indoor mask recommendations return even for the vaccinated. Blame delta, doctor says 07/28/2021 10:29am • Parts of the D.C. area are now seeing what federal health officials classify as substantial rates of COVID-19 transmission, triggering a recommendation that people in those areas once again wear masks. When it comes to COVID transmission rates, D.C. and Alexandria are seeing rates in the substant Fall virtual classes in Maryland have very low enrollment so far 07/28/2021 07:24am • While most public school systems in Maryland will offer virtual options for students in the upcoming school year, it appears that class sizes will be very small. According to the latest figures released Tuesday by the Maryland State Board of Education, about 14,000 students are signed up for onli Washington's Rivera 'beyond frustrated' at team's low vaccination rates 07/28/2021 12:36am • While 80% of NFL players have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, the Washington Football Team opens training camp with one of the lowest rates in the league. Head coach Ron Rivera addressed the situation in his first training camp press conference on Tuesday. "We're hopefully trendin Northam's budget adds over $860 million to unemployment insurance fund 07/27/2021 06:08pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is introducing two more spending proposals for the state’s $4.3 billion share of federal coronavirus relief money, calling for investments in clean water projects and over $860 million to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund. Northam Fairfax County exploring whether to mandate vaccines for government workers 07/27/2021 05:44pm • In Virginia, Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors will decide in the next two weeks if it will require its 12,000 employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "The urgency of the moment, looking at what's happening to people who were unvaccinated, was really the driver for me to bring this up t Montgomery Co. to require masks in schools 07/27/2021 03:45pm • Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland will require masks for all students and staff in school buildings — regardless of vaccination status — when the new school year starts next month. The school system, which is Maryland's largest, unveiled the universal mask requirements during the M Fairfax Co. special education students revitalize green space, learn work skills 07/27/2021 02:25pm • In February, work placement opportunities for special education students at West Springfield High School in Fairfax, Virginia, seemed to be all dried up. They had just returned to in-person learning from a long stretch of virtual lessons. During a typical year, the school’s employment and trans Amid delta uncertainty, Montgomery Co. keeping eye on COVID-19 hospitalizations as ‘alarm bell’ 07/27/2021 01:01pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's top health official is asking county lawmakers to come up with a contingency plan for potentially reimposing tougher coronavirus restrictions if COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations surge, but he said the strategies would be more like “using a surgical knife as op Spotsylvania Co. gives parents choice on masks in classrooms 07/27/2021 08:48am • Virginia's Spotsylvania County is the latest in the D.C. region to reach a decision about wearing masks in the classroom. The Spotsylvania County Public School Board said students will not be required to wear masks in school. Instead, it'll be up to parents to make the decision for their children Uptick in COVID-19 cases in Loudoun County; majority of new infections among unvaccinated 07/26/2021 11:09pm • Loudoun County, Virginia, like other places throughout the U.S., is reporting an increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19 that health officials say is fueled by the delta variant. "The number of cases is clearly headed in the wrong direction," Loudoun County Health Director Dr. David Goodf Anthem reopens Friday with surprise Dave Chappelle performance 07/26/2021 10:15pm • D.C.’s waterfront live performance venue The Anthem is scheduled to reopen its doors Friday with a special performance: comedian Dave Chappelle. The Anthem, located at The Wharf in Southwest, has been closed to concerts since March 2020. Last summer, the venue hosted a dozen private outdoor din VDH offering COVID-19 vaccines at WFT training camp this week 07/26/2021 09:56pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Virginia Department of Health and COVIDWISE, Virginia’s free COVID-19 exposure notifications app, are going to have a major presenc