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Prince George's County Public Schools to start year with distance learning 07/15/2020 12:32pm • Prince George's County Public Schools students will continue distance learning at the start of the school year through January 2021. Schools CEO Monica Goldson announced the reopening plan Wednesday afternoon, citing broad input from staff, families and other community members. "I fully unders Loudoun County parents concerned with back-to-school options 07/15/2020 08:01am • Citing safety as its top priority, Loudoun County Public Schools offered families with children in the school system the following options for the upcoming school year: A hybrid in-person and distance-learning option — in which the student would be physically in a classroom two days each week — Charles County school board votes to start year with all-virtual learning 07/15/2020 01:55am • Students in Charles County, Maryland, public schools will not start off the school year in person, the school board voted Tuesday. Under the plan, students would receive full-day online instruction four days a week, with Wednesdays designated as independent study days when students could also arr ICU Nurse 'Prescribes' Mindfulness to Help COVID-19 Survivors Cope 07/15/2020 12:00am • Early in the COVID-19 pandemic at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, critical care nurse John Shepard ran into a colleague dressed head-to-toe in personal protective equipment. He was about to enter the room of a COVID patient and looked nervous. Shepard asked him how he was doing. "He sa Survey: Nearly half of Montgomery Co. parents say they're planning for in-person learning for kids this fall 07/14/2020 11:56pm • The board of education in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Tuesday presented the results of a parent-staff survey gauging the preference of the school community with regard to the upcoming school year. Nearly 56,000 responses were collected, and findings revealed that 42% of respondents to the par Northern Va.'s COVID-19 cases down 'dramatically'; crackdown coming to Tidewater region 07/14/2020 05:39pm • Though coronavirus cases in Northern Virginia are down "dramatically," Gov. Ralph Northam said the spike in positive cases in the commonwealth's eastern region will lead to more enforcement of public health restrictions. In a Tuesday press briefing, Northam said Northern Virginia, which is home t Maryland teachers, PTA call for state to mandate online start to school year 07/14/2020 03:33pm • Teachers and parents in Maryland are asking the state's Department of Education to unite school districts behind a plan that would start the school year online, except for in extreme cases, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Representatives from the Maryland State Education Association, the Balt Arlington's superintendent to request virtual start to school year 07/14/2020 03:03pm • Arlington Public Schools' superintendent is planning to propose a postponed, virtual-only start to the school year to the school board on Thursday night. The proposed start would be Tuesday, Sept. 8, and all students would begin with full-time distance learning, Superintendent Francisco Durán sa Reduced traffic taking a toll on Dulles Toll Road income, budget 07/14/2020 01:42pm • Anyone driving in Northern Virginia over the last four months has noticed fewer cars on the road due to the coronavirus pandemic. Before the pandemic, it was impossible to imagine the peak trip from Tysons Corner to the end of the Dulles Toll Road taking less than 15 minutes, but that travel time Young Md. cancer patient hopes to teach kids to wear masks 07/14/2020 10:06am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3b38427d-dcea-4eca-b3a5-44a2882a0aa2' }).render("387615360d693310");}); With the new academic year around the c Prince George's Co. mandates coronavirus testing for all public safety employees 07/14/2020 04:10am • Prince George's County, Maryland's top health official is requiring all public safety employees to take a COVID-19 test to prevent spread through interacting with county residents during their work. Department heads from police, fire and EMS, homeland security and corrections departments were all 10 Medical Schools Where Students Leave With the Most Debt 07/14/2020 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Health Problems You Should Never Ignore 07/14/2020 12:00am • The novel coronavirus and COVID-19 justifiably dominate the health care world these days. But emergency medicine physicians are noticing a troubling trend as a result. According to an April 2020 poll conducted by Morning Consult and the American College of Emergency Physicians, nearly a third of Am Foods to Help Conquer Your Cravings 07/14/2020 12:00am • Fighting the UrgeIce cream or cookies? Chocolate or chardonnay? 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