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Despite bus shortage, students return to Loudoun County classrooms 08/26/2021 04:28am • Many of 81,000 students in Loudoun County, Virginia, will be headed to their public school classrooms Thursday for the first time since March 2020, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic — the challenge will be getting them to school and back. In the midst of a nationwide shortage of bus driv What Chemical Engineers Do and the Education They Need 08/26/2021 12:00am • Many of the mass-produced items ordinary people encounter and utilize regularly -- ranging from cosmetics, electronics and fuel to plastics, medicines and processed foods -- could not have been created in bulk at factories without the assistance of chemical engineers. "Chemical engineers are many t 5 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy in September 08/26/2021 12:00am • When the stock market feels too hot, income-focused investors can sit back and and collect the easy money through reliable dividend stocks. Equities have been on a tear in the last year and a half, with the fastest doubling of the S&P 500 in history as the blue-chip index went from a March 2020 As DC education board calls for flexibility, schools chancellor says city committed to in-person learning 08/25/2021 10:12pm • Five days before the start of school in D.C., the District's State Board of Education is urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to adjust the city's fall plans, calling for increased testing, a vaccine mandate for all students 16 and older and the possibility for schools to add a hybrid or fully virtual option. Prince William County schools not imposing staff COVID-19 vaccine requirement, for now 08/25/2021 08:30pm • 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. Days after Fairfax County Public Schools announced that all staff would need to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or subjected to weekly COVID tes Montgomery Co. workers must get vaccinated or tested by Sept. 18; Gayles on his decision 08/25/2021 04:42pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, public workers will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing starting Sept. 18. County Executive Marc Elrich at a news conference Wednesday announced the date for the requirement, which had been approved by the County Council earlier this mo Montgomery Co. schools won't have school resource officers when students return 08/25/2021 04:25pm • Public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will not have school resource officers (SROs) in them when classes begin on Monday. The school system said the position will be replaced by Community Engagement Officers, which will consist of police officers who patrol in areas around schools, but w Prince George's schools accept over 12K kids into virtual learning program 08/25/2021 02:27pm • Over 12,000 kids in kindergarten to sixth grade have been accepted into a virtual learning program in Prince George's County, Maryland. A spokeswoman with Prince George's County Public Schools told WTOP that the program is meant as a short-term measure while the school system awaits the approval City of Falls Church to require employees to be vaccinated 08/25/2021 01:59pm • The City of Falls Church, Virginia, will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive regular testing starting this fall, the city said Wednesday. According to a news release, the city council expressed support for the vaccine requirement, especially as Fairfax County recent DC Council members urge Bowser to drop COVID testing option for school workers 08/25/2021 10:53am • Several D.C. Council members want Mayor Muriel Bowser to remove the COVID-testing option for government employees who don't get a COVID-19 vaccination -- including anyone who has regular contact with kids in a school setting. Earlier this month, Bowser said all D.C. government employees -- includ Montgomery Co. extends program that allows outdoor dining in public spaces; concerns for COVID-19 variants cited 08/25/2021 09:23am • The Montgomery County, Maryland, Shared Streets program, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be extended to Nov. 28, County Executive Marc Elrich said Tuesday. The extension of the program — which allows public spaces to be used for outdoor dining, retail activity, biking and wal New urgent care facility at BWI will offer COVID-19 tests, vaccines 08/25/2021 04:57am • A full-service urgent care facility offering COVID-19 tests and vaccines is set to open Thursday at BWI Marshall Airport, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was on hand Tuesday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “This new state-of-the-art urgent care facility at BWI is a shining example of how Marylan MACo sends notice to conference attendees after Hogan aides test positive for COVID 08/25/2021 01:40am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Several people who attended the Maryland Association of Counties conference in Ocean City last week have since tested positive for COVID-19, More Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Needed to Help Africa 08/25/2021 12:00am • In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a fear that Africa would be especially hard hit, given its endemic poverty and under-resourced national health systems. But for more than a year, it has defied those expectations. The continent avoided the coronavirus spikes seen elsewhere in th Student Loans and Bankruptcy: What to Know 08/25/2021 12:00am • You may have heard somewhere that student loans can't be discharged in bankruptcy, but that's a myth. While very difficult to do, it is possible, and you might consider this route if you have exhausted all other options and meet the criteria for discharge. Here's what to know if you are wondering h