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What to make of the latest DC-area standardized test scores 09/09/2022 05:19am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What can we learn from new DC-area test scores? What it is: With D.C. Public Schools sharing its latest standardized test scores last week, there is now an up-to-date picture Aiming to support students' mental health, Montgomery Co. schools tout student wellness centers 09/08/2022 04:33pm • School officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they have hired additional social workers, one for each of the system's 26 high schools, and plan to open wellness centers at all high schools this school year focused on supporting students' mental health. It comes as school systems across the When people should consider getting new bivalent, updated booster shot 09/07/2022 08:37pm • Supplies of COVID-19 bivalent updated booster shots are gradually becoming available, and many people are wondering who’s eligible to receive it and when. Montgomery County, Maryland, which is among the local D.C.-area counties distributing the vaccine, has received 1,100 doses so far between P DC Health promotes the newest COVID booster -- and a flu shot while you're at it 09/07/2022 02:04pm • DC Health has made the newest COVID-19 booster available to city residents, offering it to anyone who wants it at the COVID Centers set up in all eight wards of the District. Dr. Thomas Farley, the senior deputy director for the community health administration at DC Health, encouraged city reside Where to find COVID-19 booster shots in the DC area 09/07/2022 07:45am • Nope, you're not having déjà vu, there's another round of COVID-19 boosters incoming. Here's where you can find shots in the D.C. area this week. Regardless of where you live, updated boosters will be available at federal partner pharmacies across the region. EXPLAINER: Should you ge COVID-19 vaccine may become annual, like flu shot 09/07/2022 05:28am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. COVID-19 booster shots are on track to become as frequent as the annual flu shot, though high-risk people may need more than one dose per ye Disease expert says COVID testing not as important as immunity 09/04/2022 02:48pm • A program for ordering free COVID-19 tests from the federal government was suspended on Friday, as funding for the program ended. But an infectious disease expert says mass testing isn’t as necessary as immunity. “Most experts have, at this point, said mass testing is probably not going to ch Marylanders encouraged to get new COVID vaccine that targets Omicron variant 09/03/2022 04:09pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Governor Larry Hogan announced Friday that new single-dose bivalent boosters for COVID-19 will be widely available in Maryland after Labor D 'Very sobering' — DC standardized test scores reveal widening gaps 09/02/2022 11:00am • Proficiency rates in several subjects have decreased among at-risk D.C. students between 2019 and 2022, revealing a widening gap for some of the city's most vulnerable students, according to education officials. The District on Friday released data from citywide English language arts and math sta Health expert: Back-to-school checklist should include flu shot 09/02/2022 04:22am • Pencils, notebooks, backpacks and lunchboxes are common back-to-school staples, but pediatric health experts recommend parents add flu shots to the checklist. Fall and winter are virus seasons. Because children are together in contained classrooms, health care providers commonly see more viral in DC to provide both flu vaccine, COVID-19 booster at the same time 09/01/2022 11:46pm • D.C. residents can receive their annual flu shot and the bivalent COVID-19 booster at the same time starting next week. Hours after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed updated COVID-19 boosters, the District said in a statement that both coronavirus and flu vaccines would be a 2 Fairfax Co. high schoolers develop walker that helps patients with Parkinson's disease 09/01/2022 09:51pm • Two Virginia high school students are receiving praise for what they did with their extra time during the pandemic. Kaavya Karthikeyan and Akanksha Tibrewala, both 17, of Chantilly High School, joined forces to design an automatic walker that helps improve the mobility of people living with Parki All eyes on affordable housing: Chamber forum hits on education, regional accessibility 09/01/2022 01:24pm • 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. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Virginia leaders want to make strides in affordable housing across the region. Housing w Montgomery Co. providing rental relief for retail businesses 09/01/2022 05:09am • Retail business owners in Montgomery County, Maryland, who are still financially struggling because of the pandemic, can receive extra help when paying rent. A new $2 million Small Business Rental Assistance grant program will provide business owners up to $10,000 or three months of rent based on Montgomery Co. requests 1,000 bivalent COVID-19 vaccines 08/31/2022 08:29pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich is hoping that the availability of the latest versions of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will encourage residents to get their boosters against the coronavirus. Since the Food and Drug Administration announced it has authorized the use of the bi