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Anne Arundel Co. schools crack down on violence at games 09/14/2022 02:38pm • Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland are cracking down on violence and other disturbances at their athletic events. In a letter to school families Wednesday, Superintendent Mark Bedell cited several incidents from just the first two weeks of the school year. More Local News

5 Daily Activities for More Effective LSAT Prep 09/13/2022 08:00pm • The best way to study for the LSAT is focused and methodical practice, to steadily pinpoint and eliminate weak points. Like a tennis player preparing for a tournament, you should strengthen your skills by training at the edge of your abilities rather than reinforcing old habits with inattentive prac

Cancer Can Rock founder offers 'one good day' to musicians who need it 09/09/2022 11:47am • A D.C.-area music producer whose credits include work with Madonna, Ice Cube, Toni Braxton and HR of Bad Brains is hoping to help musicians with aggressive cancers. Jim Ebert honed his skills as chief engineer of Cue Recording, in Falls Church, Virginia, before relocating to Los Angeles. Now, h

Signs of Procrastination at Work and How to Stop 08/30/2022 08:00pm • Not in the mood. Not feeling it. Spring or summer fever, then winter blues. There's always something more interesting to do. These are just a few of the ways you may find yourself putting work projects on the backburner and procrastinating on starting them. Procrastination happens when you don't fee

Creative Ways to Save 08/30/2022 08:00pm • Saving money is such a simple concept: Don't spend as much and put the excess funds in a savings account. And yet saving money can be maddeningly difficult. After all, there are so many distractions vying for our attention and wallet. Streaming services promise enlightening entertainment. Favorite r

'It's sobering': Commanders players react to Brian Robinson Jr. shooting 08/29/2022 02:00pm • 'It's sobering': Commanders react to Robinson Jr. shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN, Va. -- The mood was far more somber than usual at the Washington Commanders' headquarters on Monday as the team held its first practice since news broke that rookie running

When can DC-area students use cellphones in schools? 08/26/2022 04:58am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP��s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What to know about DC-area school systems' cellphone policies�� What it is: Thousands of students across the D.C. region have already gone back to class, and thousands more i

Review: Hulu's new Mike Tyson miniseries 'Mike' is way too rushed to be a knockout 08/26/2022 01:44am • In 2017, "I, Tonya" told the Tonya Harding tale with a flashy triple axel of comedy, drama and sports, turning a true-crime biopic into an Academy Award for Allison Janney. This weekend, the same writer/producer Steven Rogers reunites with��director Craig Gillespie to tackle the controversial

4 Benefits of Later School Start Times 08/25/2022 08:00pm • Getting back on a school schedule can be a difficult adjustment after the lazy days of summer, especially for teens. Experts say adolescents are biologically wired to stay up later than younger kids, and having to get up early for school contributes to them being chronically short on sleep. But dela

How to Set Up a Home Office 08/23/2022 08:00pm • Working from home wasn't rare before the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has since become the norm for many, even if only a few days per week. In the early stages of lockdown, we were all getting used to working from home, or WFH, but with the expectation that we would very soon return to the office and l

3 Ways to Succeed in AP Courses 08/16/2022 08:00pm • Advanced Placement classes are difficult -- there is no way around it. Even the most outstanding students sometimes falter in their AP courses, and understandably so. After all, these classes are designed to reflect the rigor of college curricula, and from the first day of the school year you are ex

A Beginner's Guide to Meditation 08/15/2022 08:00pm • Chances are that at some point trying meditation has crossed your mind -- possibly around the same time of year you promised yourself to use that gym membership. The beauty of meditation is that unlike trying to squeeze in trips to the gym, meditation can slide into a busy schedule seamlessly. It ca

LSAT Reading Comprehension: What to Know 08/14/2022 08:00pm • Few LSAT test-takers need to be convinced that the logical reasoning and analytical reasoning sections require careful study. After all, setting up a logic game is hardly a commonplace skill. On the other hand, many applicants have a false sense of security about the reading comprehension section of

Florida students return to schools reshaped by DeSantis' anti-'woke' education agenda 08/13/2022 09:02am • After 15 years teaching second and third grade at Burney Elementary, a 350-student school 30 minutes outside Tampa, Emily Lee set up her classroom this month to welcome three- and four-year-olds for pre-K. It's a change she has embraced, she said, a chance to get kids on the right path in their educ