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Vaccine mandates in schools will be hard sell, experts tell Md. lawmakers 08/31/2021 11:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As many students across Maryland return to school this week while the delta variant continues to drive the state’s COVID-19 case rates h Northern Va. schools keep COVID cases, quarantines in perspective in young school year 08/31/2021 10:24am • Just a few weeks into five-day-a-week in-person learning in the new school year, Northern Virginia public school systems are keeping an eye on the increase in COVID-19 cases among young people. With isolated confirmed coronavirus cases in schools, and the associated quarantining, a number of scho Why DC-area rents are now rising so quickly 08/31/2021 09:52am • In the first few months of the pandemic in 2020, renters whose income was impacted fled their apartments in droves, some downsizing to cheaper units, some doubling or tripling up with roommates, and many moving in with families. That drove vacancy rates higher, and rental rates sharply lower as a re Prince George’s Co. schools discuss COVID-19 vaccination, testing during Md. Senate meeting 08/31/2021 08:50am • Maryland lawmakers met to discuss how to better protect kids in the classroom as a new school year starts amid an uptick in coronavirus cases — and looked to one of the state's largest school systems for guidance. Monica Goldson, Ed.D., the CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools, spoke be Which hotels, airlines have best travel rewards? 08/31/2021 12:33am • Which hotel and airline industries have the best travel rewards programs in the U.S.? Each year U.S. News & World Report grades both, and here are their top choices for the 2021-22 travel year, why they picked them and how COVID-19 factored in. Wyndham Rewards takes the No. 1 spot for ‘B What to Do if You Get Evicted 08/31/2021 12:00am • For the millions of Americans who have filed for unemployment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal moratoriums on evictions meant they didn't have to worry about landing on the street. The eviction moratorium instituted in September by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi Top Travel Rewards Programs Prioritize Flexibility, Ease of Earning 08/31/2021 12:00am • As many hotel and airline rewards enthusiasts know, the more you travel and the more you spend on travel, the more you can actually save on travel. This might come as a surprise to more novice trip planners or basic rewards members -- and might seem too good to be true -- but in reality, there are Maryland House GOP members push back on statewide school mask mandate 08/30/2021 08:56pm • House Republicans in Annapolis issued a statement saying they have “serious concerns” about the State Board of Education’s move to require masks in all 24 of Maryland’s school districts. On Monday, Republican members of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Revi Officers in Montgomery Co. schools are out, but plans for Community Engagement Officers are incomplete 08/30/2021 06:27pm • For the first time in 19 years, kids went back to school in Montgomery County, Maryland, without encountering a police officer in the building. But the plan to replace them is not finalized, even though kids are already back in the classroom. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said the Commu As Montgomery Co. kids return to classrooms, delta COVID-19 cases rise 08/30/2021 02:41pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, continues to see elevated delta-driven levels of COVID-19, but with lower hospitalizations and exceedingly few deaths. The county's health officer said Monday the county's path navigating through delta could be indicative of what "post-COVID life" actually looks like. First day back: Monday marks return to classroom for thousands in DC, Arlington, Montgomery Co. 08/30/2021 11:58am • Hundreds of thousands of students headed back to classes in D.C., Virginia and Maryland on Monday. The school systems welcoming students back Monday were D.C.; Arlington County and Falls Church in Virginia; and the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Charles, Howard, Montgomery and St. Mary's. Baltim As kids return to classrooms across Va., an 'opportune' time to focus on immunizations 08/30/2021 11:10am • Much of the focus over the past year has been on COVID-19, but as kids head back to school, there are concerns that a drop in immunization rates could result in a rise in preventable diseases. August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a time when many health care professionals seek to remi Fairfax Co. high school athletes will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 08/30/2021 11:09am • If you want to play high school sports in Fairfax County, the public school system is going to require you to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Starting Nov. 8, proof of a COVID-19 vaccination will be required for participation in the Virginia High School League for winter and spring sports for the Co-worker pressure to get the unvaccinated vaccinated is rising 08/30/2021 10:06am • More Americans are returning to their place of work — and, in a sign employers have done well keeping protocols in place to make them feel safe, a recent survey suggests more employees find their workplaces safer than  restaurants. In a survey by Arlington, Virginia-based Eagle Hill, a majorit Hybrid work model? Many companies still say no 08/30/2021 09:50am • With many high-profile companies embracing a hybrid work model for employees going forward, it gives the impression that companies in general are considering it, but a recent survey of senior hiring managers found a surprisingly high number of companies want their employees fully back in the office