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Best place to be a teacher? DC area ranks No. 3. 08/10/2020 01:04pm • If you're a teacher in the D.C. area, here's some good news: You're in the right place. That's at least according to a new study from personal finance firm SmartAsset, which ranked the D.C. area as the third best place for teachers in the U.S. The rankings are based on a number of factors, inc Alexandria school board adopts plan to begin academic year with virtual-only classes 08/08/2020 11:52am • Students who attend Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia will start the new school year with virtual classes under a plan adopted by the school board. The Alexandria City School Board voted unanimously Friday to adopt the Virtual PLUS+ model, which the school system said is a "comprehensive Hundreds of thousands still lack high-speed internet access in Maryland 08/07/2020 09:53am • BALTIMORE — Hundreds of thousands of people in Maryland do not have access to high-speed internet. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the long-standing problem has become more acute as school and work move online during the coronavirus pandemic. A 2019 report from a state task force esti Maryland to receive $1 million from DOJ to combat human trafficking 08/05/2020 06:37am • Maryland will be awarded nearly $1 million in federal funds to assist victims of human trafficking with finding safe housing, employment and counseling services. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced in a news release Tuesday a $999,990 award from the Justice Departmen Experts assure House panel of US election security improvements 08/04/2020 02:55pm • Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va., Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) States across the U.S. have made solid improvements in election security since 2016, according to experts testifying Tuesday before a House pane Hogan extends order blocking utility shutoffs in Maryland 07/31/2020 03:56pm • Utility providers are barred from shutting off service or charging late fees in Maryland until at least Sept. 1 under an extension of an executive order issued Friday by Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan issued the original version of the order in March amid the first wave of layoffs and business shutdowns Meeting virtual learning challenges for at-risk DC students in Southeast 07/30/2020 07:59pm • The challenges for D.C. students who now know they will be attending school entirely online in the fall are compounded for children and families who do not have enough devices or adequate internet access to succeed in learning virtually. A nonprofit serving at-risk kids in Barry Farm area of Sout DC Public Schools will have all-virtual start 07/30/2020 12:35pm • D.C. Public Schools will have an all-virtual start to the school year, officials said during an update Thursday. "Our top priority and planning for this school year is, of course, the health and well-being of our students, staff, families and community," Deputy Mayor of Education Paul Kihn said. Will schools get help from Congress to reopen? Va. educators share concerns 07/29/2020 02:05pm • School systems are struggling with critical decisions over how they should reopen, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., warned educators on Wednesday that it could be "a rocky couple of weeks" before Congress provides funding to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Warner said during a virt Fairfax Co. teachers union requests virtual working option for all staff 07/28/2020 10:37pm • Public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, will begin all classes virtually in September, but the county's teachers union is trying to get the system to address issues for other support staffers like bus drivers, secretaries and custodians, who feel they've been left out of the discussions and unde Local college, university leaders discuss pandemic challenges for the fall 07/28/2020 01:21pm • Leaders from a number of local colleges and universities on Tuesday talked about the challenges they face as they prepare for an unpredictable fall semester during the coronavirus pandemic. Ronald Mason, president of the University of the District of Columbia, said in the online discussion that h Twitter takes down 7,000 accounts linked to QAnon 07/21/2020 08:38pm • Twitter has removed thousands of accounts linked to QAnon, a group known for spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation online. "We've been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the potential to lead to offline harm," Twitter's safe Unique drive-thru drama brings safe theater to Virginia community during pandemic 07/19/2020 07:44pm • While most theaters have stopped live shows, a group in McLean, Virginia, has shifted its focus from creating shows for a big audience, to creating a show that comes right to car windows. "What would people in pre-Internet times do if the same situation came up?" asked Andrew Scott Zimmer, writer Bike boom brought on by pandemic includes nonprofits that refurbish bikes 07/17/2020 06:40pm • Like retailers scrambling to fill the demand for new bikes, nonprofit Gearin'Up Bicycles in Northeast D.C. was experiencing a sales boom of its own. Keith Jackson is the operations manager of the nonprofit that gives young people a chance to get their hands dirty, get some employment training and 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