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2 juveniles charged in vandalism incidents at Bethesda middle school 08/30/2022 02:48pm • Montgomery County police said Tuesday they have arrested and charged two juveniles in connection with a series of vandalism incidents over the summer at Pyle Middle School in Bethesda. According to a news release from police, the charges stem from three separate incidents. The first was on Jun Five things to know about Maryland’s Frances Tiafoe 08/30/2022 02:05pm • Five things to know about Maryland’s Frances Tiafoe originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAmerican Frances Tiafoe is making headlines around the globe as a rising tennis star.Born and raised in Maryland, Tiafoe is very proud of his roots as "DMV MADE,” supporting other local teams Doctors, schools worry about the number of kids behind on immunizations 08/30/2022 10:51am • The COVID-19 pandemic has had many effects on children's health, and one of them is a lag in checkups and immunizations. Many parents put off routine checkups for their kids, choosing to avoid doctors' offices for anything except urgent and acute matters. Now those parents are being urged to get Back to school in Calvert, Anne Arundel counties 08/30/2022 08:12am • Students in Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties are the latest Marylanders tossing their backpacks on and heading to their first day of classes on Tuesday. What’s new in DC-region school systems this year? More Back-to-School News More Education News More Local News The Montgomery County group addresses student mental health peer-to-peer 08/29/2022 08:38pm • A nonprofit that addresses mental health and suicide prevention among teenagers hopes to expand in Montgomery County, Maryland, schools this school year. Before the pandemic, there was one Our Minds Matter club in Montgomery County schools. Now, there are 17 high school chapters across the system 2 students accused of bringing guns to Prince George's County high school 08/29/2022 05:17pm • Two students at a Maryland high school have been arrested and accused of bringing guns on the first day of school. The boys, 16 and 18, are students at Suitland High School, in Prince George's County. Deputies executed a warrant Monday for the 16-year-old, who was wanted in connection with a c Hundreds of thousands return to classes in DC, Md. and Va. 08/29/2022 01:40pm • Hundreds of thousands of public school students in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. begin a new year Monday. Who is returning In D.C., more than 90,000 DCPS students are back in the classroom again. In Maryland, students returned to classes in Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard, Charles and Baltimo 'Dear Evan Hansen' comes home to DC at Kennedy Center after origin at Arena Stage 08/29/2022 12:09pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85Xqn37q2c&feature=emb_imp_woyt This week, "Dear Evan Hansen" comes home to the nation's capital for a run at the Kennedy Center from Aug. 30 to Sept. 25. It originated in Washington D.C. at Arena Stage in 2015 before sweeping Broadway to win six Tony Awar Additional security measures, new curriculum resources coming to Arlington schools 08/29/2022 03:57am • Additional security measures, new curriculum resources and a division-wide dress code are among the changes students in Arlington, Virginia, will see when they return to class Monday. Superintendent Francisco Duran said the school system invested over $5 million in its last budget for projects su OIGE finds Prince George's Co. school board ethics panel spent over $100K investigating members 08/28/2022 02:25pm • The Office of the Inspector General for Education in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has issued several recommendations for the school board following an investigation into the management of that board’s Ethics Advisory Panel. “In September 2021, the OIGE initiated an investigation after Survey: Over a third of Americans say living with parents is bad for society 08/28/2022 09:49am • Americans are more likely to say that living with your parents is bad for society, according to a newly released Pew Research Center survey. When asked whether living with your parents is good or bad for society, 36% said it's a bad thing and 16% said it's a good move, the survey said. Almost Bustling Montgomery Co. back-to-school fair helps get kids prepped for class 08/27/2022 06:21pm • Bustling again post-pandemic, Montgomery County's back-to-school fair on Saturday at Westfield Wheaton Mall drew crowds that were easily double the size of last year's turnout. "We've been impacted by COVID-19 on the school calendar for two years and one quarter, that's a long time," Montgomery C Montgomery Co. parent settles lawsuit over police response to child who left school 08/27/2022 08:58am • A parent from Montgomery County, Maryland, has settled with the county over how her young child was detained by police after he walked away from school two years ago. The Office of the County Attorney for Montgomery County announced the $275,000 settlement Friday between Shanta Grant, and police 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 'We've lost trust': Fairfax Co. superintendent speaks to Glasgow families about ex-school counselor 08/25/2022 09:54pm • Fairfax County Superintendent Michelle Reid at Glasgow Middle School on Aug. 25, 2022. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) Fairfax County parent Staci Ali-Ibrahim sat at the end of a long table at Glasgow Middle School Thursday night, and asked Superintendent Michelle Reid why Virginia's largest school system d