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Virginia superintendents call for end to teacher tip line, collaboration on 'divisive concepts' report 03/14/2022 05:03pm • An organization representing Virginia's public school superintendents are calling on Gov. Glenn Youngkin to shut down a teacher tip line that allows parents to report "divisive practices" in schools. The demand came in a letter from the Virginia Association of School Superintendents to the state' Fairfax County School Board files appeal over admissions ruling for Thomas Jefferson 03/14/2022 04:24pm • Virginia's Fairfax County School Board filed an appeal Monday challenging a judge's ruling that would halt new admissions policies at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. In a statement about U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton's decision, the board called the ruling "highly dam Lawmakers consider bill to ban seclusion in Maryland public schools 03/14/2022 03:04pm • Following a federal investigation that revealed an alarming number of seclusion and restraint incidents in one Maryland school district, parents and disability advocates are renewing their push to ban the use of seclusion in Maryland schools. Del. Eric Ebersole (D-Baltimore County) is sponsoring Horror in Ukraine hits close to home for Md. lawmaker 03/14/2022 10:46am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Since Russia invaded Ukraine 3 1/2 weeks ago, several members of the Maryland General Assembly have taken to wearing lapel pins of the Ukr DC activist, author discusses Black women's mental health in new book 03/13/2022 10:56pm • D.C. native, Award-winning author and literary activist Marita Golden says the strong lack woman complex dates back to slavery and is "deeply embedded in African American life and culture." (Courtesy of Marita Golden) This is part of WTOP���s continuing coverage of people making a difference fro Rough portrayals of 4 men in Michigan governor kidnap plot 03/13/2022 09:22am • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) ��� After more than two days of testimony, jurors have unflattering snapshots of four men who are charged with planning to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her weekend home. Prosecutors introduced videos, messages and secret Russia to ban Instagram after Meta allows posts calling for violence 03/11/2022 10:11pm • The Russian government announced Friday that Instagram will be banned in Russia after parent company Meta said it would temporarily allow users affected by the war in Ukraine to write posts calling for violence against "Russian invaders." Russia's state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said in DC Public Schools to go mask-optional next week 03/11/2022 03:40pm • Students, staff and visitors at D.C. Public Schools can go mask-free starting next week, the school system announced Friday. The change, which goes into March 16, comes after the D.C. Health department this week updated school masking guidelines, aligning with a recent shift by the U.S. Centers f Review: Animation comes of age in Disney-Pixar's clever new allegory 'Turning Red' 03/11/2022 12:55pm • ���I like boys, I like loud music, I like gyrating, I���m 13! Deal with it!��� So declares the main character in Disney and Pixar's new animated film "Turning Red," a coming-of-age fantasy that serves as an allegory for puberty this weekend on Disney+. Hats off to the filmmakers for having Fairfax Co. middle school plans Saturday conference to help students make up for lost time 03/11/2022 04:25am • Kimberly Cruz-Cruz's experience with virtual learning rarely changed. The Fairfax County, Virginia, eighth-grader would log on a few minutes early and wait for class to start, engage with her peers as much as possible online and then shift her attention to virtual clubs in the afternoon. It was o Crash Test Dummies rock City Winery 03/11/2022 12:37am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� For over 30 years, they've delivered one of music's most unique sounds. On Tuesday, Crash Test Dummies perform live at City Winery in D.C. "I still pinch myself," Co-vocalist Ellen Reid told WTOP. "I kind of thought it was Frederick Co. middle school students face hate crime charges for online threats 03/10/2022 10:44pm • Three Frederick County, Maryland, middle schoolers have been charged with a racial hate crime in connection with social media posts threatening violence against Black students. The Frederick County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that the charges stemmed from an investigation into a series of Inst Emilio Delgado, Luis on 'Sesame Street' for 45 years, dies 03/10/2022 09:29pm • (AP) ��� Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on ���Sesame Street,��� died Thursday. His wife, Carol Delgado, told The Associated Press that Emilio Delgado What younger adults need to know about colorectal cancer 03/10/2022 03:20pm • This content is sponsored by��MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Getting a colonoscopy may sound like something only older people need to do. But recent research showed a growth in younger adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which colonoscopies help identify. This troubling trend mean New African Film Festival delivers continent's best at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring 03/10/2022 12:21pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKRXmouR4w We can't claim to be true film buffs until we've explored what every continent has to offer. Fortunately, we live in the nation's capital with events to expand our horizons like the��New African Film Festival, which hits��the AFI Silver Theatre i