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CARE classrooms: What does distance learning look like inside DC schools? 11/20/2020 04:18pm • Though some students are at their desks in D.C. Public Schools, their teachers have been elsewhere as CARE classrooms got under way this week. The goal of CARE — Canvas Academics and Real Engagement — is to provide a supervised educational environment for students whose parents need to be at Calvert County schools put hold on hybrid learning 11/20/2020 02:04pm • The Calvert County Board of Education voted Thursday to suspend hybrid instruction for students in pre-K through second grade, and not start it for students in grades three to five, because of concerns about the rise in coronavirus cases. Calvert County Public Schools will now have all-virtual le DC-based company Soapbox encourages hand washing with unique donation 11/20/2020 01:40pm • These packages of soap will be given out at some D.C. coronavirus testing sites while supplies last. (Courtesy Soapbox) Hand washing is one of the most important things people can do to protect themselves during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio Virtual learning can work but requires time and professional training, experts say 11/20/2020 11:27am • While some parents are imploring school systems to return students to classrooms, experts argue that the sudden disruption to traditional schooling provides teachers a unique opportunity to educate in new ways. But it will require time, expansion of broadband internet and long-term investment in pro Students coming home for Thanksgiving advised to take COVID-19 precautions 11/20/2020 09:59am • Even though the nation’s top public health agency recently urged people not to travel for Thanksgiving because of the coronavirus pandemic, many students still plan on doing just that. So what can be done to keep everyone safe when students come home for the holidays? The Virginia Department of Member of NFL's first all-Black officiating crew has ties to DC area 11/20/2020 09:17am • NFL back judge Greg Steed (12) prior to an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne) The NFL will have an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in league history when the Rams play the Buccane Consolidated bus stops aim to get Prince George's Co. students to school on time 11/20/2020 08:10am • Prince George's County Public Schools has unveiled new safety technologies and protocols to make sure students are in their Maryland classrooms when the bell rings — but the walk to the bus stop may be a bit longer. In a virtual town hall held Thursday, school officials described new technology Virginia state-run liquor stores to close early Thanksgiving Eve 11/20/2020 06:27am • Virginians planning a last-minute liquor purchase before Thanksgiving will want to reevaluate their plans. The state's ABC stores will close early Thanksgiving Eve. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority retail stores will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 and remain closed on Thanksgivin Presto's Picks: Maryland and Navy sit again, while Hoosiers are red-hot 11/20/2020 05:20am • With Maryland sitting out two straight Saturdays due to eight players testing positive for COVID-19 last week, and 15 players plus seven staff members, including head coach Mike Locksley, testing positive this week, Terrapin fans have had a chance to check out the rest of the Big Ten. Depending o Fairfax County Public Schools' return to classroom plan may have to switch gears 11/20/2020 04:27am • A plan to bring more students back into Fairfax County, Virginia, Public School classrooms remains on hold until Nov. 30 at the earliest, and now the school district might have to take a step backward. So far, only four groups of students, amounting to a small percentage of the total, have return Report: The Capitals and Penguins may play in different divisions in 2021 11/20/2020 12:32am • Report: Caps and Penguins may play in different divisions originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe 2021 season is obviously going to look very different from anything we are used to and that may mean splitting up one of the best rivalries in the NHL. According to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN, the p Curfew for unaccompanied minors at National Harbor going into effect 11/19/2020 10:38pm • Citing a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Prince George's County, Maryland, executives instituted a weekend curfew for unaccompanied minors within the National Harbor complex starting Friday. Anyone who violates the curfew could face a $1,000 fine or be charged with a misdemeanor that carries a p Tips for people grieving over pandemic-related losses 11/19/2020 09:52pm • Pandemic-related losses, large and small, may be causing people to grieve, and a D.C. counselor has some advice that may be able to help. "I think we're all experiencing grief on a variety of different levels," said Cheryl Hughes, a clinical social worker for the palliative care team at MedStar G Montgomery Co. cancels national boys soccer tournament this weekend over COVID-19 concerns 11/19/2020 09:20pm • Just days before the boys Bethesda Premier Cup soccer tournament was to start at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Montgomery County has rescinded its approval for the event. The boys tournament, which drew local teams as well as some from states including Michigan, Virginia and Pennsylvania, was Homelessness in Maryland Worsens During COVID-19 Pandemic 11/19/2020 08:45pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The coronavirus pandemic has increased the strain on groups that work to prevent homelessness in Maryland, with experts saying single mo