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Md. schools experience COVID-19 outbreaks while bringing students back to classrooms 04/24/2021 10:04am • State data shows multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in schools across Maryland. There are currently 43 schools experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, according to the Maryland Department of Health website. Since the website started tracking COVID-19 outbreaks in Maryland schools in October 2020, there h Alexandria tenants fear they'll be displaced by Amazon workers 04/24/2021 09:21am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Southern Towers apartment complex is a census tract unto itself, with more than 2,600 units, and a huge bastion of affordable housing in the inner suburbs of northern Virginia. But longtime residents — many of whom have had to rely on a federal moratorium on evictio Anne Arundel Co. looks at expanding in-class instruction 04/24/2021 07:53am • Leaders in Maryland's Anne Arundel County public school system are exploring the idea of bringing more students back into classrooms this year, while at the same time watching a rise in the number of coronavirus cases among teachers and students. Since March 1, there were over 350 confirmed COVID Nationals opt for 4-man rotation with Stephen Strasburg on IL 04/24/2021 07:00am • Nationals opt for 4-man rotation with Strasburg on IL originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington After placing Stephen Strasburg on the 10-Day Injured List on Sunday, the Nationals have decided to skip his upcoming spot in the rotation using some built-in off days. Manager Davey Martinez Maryland circuit courts to resume jury trials in criminal, civil cases 04/23/2021 10:18pm • Maryland circuit courts will restart jury trials in criminal and civil cases starting Monday, as they enter the last phase of resumption operations. "All of the circuit courts have the benefit of the successful implementation of jury trials with COVID-19 health and safety protocols last fall. Eig Montgomery Co. to host public hearing on reopening guidelines based on vaccination percentage 04/23/2021 06:55pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, could expand its reopening as more people get vaccinated. The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the Board of Health, will hold a public hearing and vote Tuesday on regulation amendments that would add guidance for reopening the county based on the percentage of th DC educators discuss getting hesitant families to choose in-person learning 04/23/2021 04:22pm • D.C. educators and school leaders are discussing how they plan to get more students to return to in-person learning, and they said it starts with building trust. Chancellor Lewis Ferebee remarked that it is not just one, but a number of challenges at play including — vaccine hesitation and chil The COVID-19 numbers you should be most encouraged about 04/23/2021 02:00pm • There's good news on the coronavirus front: the numbers are better than you might think and certainly more encouraging than they were last fall even when positivity rates and other metrics were lower than they are today. And it's all because of multiple vaccines that are weakening the virus' abil Some DC museums set to reopen next month 04/23/2021 01:00pm • Several museums and the National Zoo are set to reopen next month, the Smithsonian Institution announced Friday. The museums, which have been shuttered since last fall when they closed their doors amid spiking coronavirus cases in the D.C. region, will reopen in waves. And for the first time, vis Maryland public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine 04/23/2021 12:51pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland's public higher education system will require that students, faculty and staff returning to campuses in the fall be vaccinated against COVID-19. University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay Perman announced the decision in a statement Friday. The system will allow appr Prince George's Co. debuts online vaccine locator 04/23/2021 09:54am • Prince George's County has launched an online COVID-19 vaccination clinic search tool, in an aim to help residents of the Maryland county get vaccinated. The Prince George’s County’s vaccine website offers an interactive map, allowing users to search for vaccination clinics across the county. Alexandria City Public Schools sticks with 6-foot rule for recess 04/23/2021 09:25am • Public schools in Alexandria, Virginia, are transitioning to 3 feet of distance between students beginning Monday, but not at recess. "Students must maintain a 6-foot distance from others while playing, just due to that increased exhalation," said Alexandria City Public Schools health specialist Frederick County school board rescinds move to more classroom instruction 04/23/2021 06:11am • The school board in Frederick County, Maryland, has voted to rescind its plan to increase the amount of in-class instruction available to elementary students starting in May. Thursday's move comes after an avalanche of criticism was directed at board members from throughout the school system. Arlington Co. school leaders on defense over reopening plans 04/23/2021 05:35am • Leaders in the Arlington County Schools in Northern Virginia faced angry parents during a school board meeting Thursday as families demanded to know why students were not being offered more opportunities for in-person classes. "I see the adults hired and elected to education my children doing not ‘State of the District’ BID panel discusses how to reuse increase in vacant space 04/23/2021 02:12am • The State of Downtown report discussion was virtual for the second year in a row, and the overall consensus from the Downtown Business Improvement District is that economic recovery in D.C. from the coronavirus is a long road ahead -- but it's on its way. The report says that average revenue from