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Md. House, Senate diverge on 'ghost gun' bills 03/10/2022 10:14am • Lawmakers rallied earlier this legislative session for legislation that would ban untraceable ���ghost guns��� in Maryland. (Maryland Matters/Hannah Gaskill) This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email Pandemic lessons can lead to more-prosperous communities 03/09/2022 07:33pm • Lessons from the pandemic could help keep other disruptive ailments such as the flu in check if best practices are embraced and implemented broadly. That's one of the messages of a sweeping report released this week that offers recommendations covering myriad environments and disciplines, ranging Fairfax Co. school removes Instagram account that targeted LGBTQIA+ students 03/09/2022 05:42pm • A group of Fairfax County Public Schools students are urging the county to take action after a social media account shared images that they say "outed, attacked and used slurs against LGBTQIA+ students." An Instagram account, which surfaced Monday, was flagged by members of the Pride Liberation P Study: Guaranteed-income programs more effective, efficient for DC residents 03/09/2022 04:25pm • Helbert Morrison is one D.C. resident who wants to see more guaranteed-income programs. Last month, he received a $5,500 one-time, unconditional payment from a private, pilot program. And it came in the nick of time for the single father. More Local News More D.C. News ���I 'Theomachy' wins the spelling bee for Ronald Reagan middle schooler 03/09/2022 06:12am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner��InsideNoVa.com��and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription��today. To many, the word ���theomachy��� may seem archaic if they know it at all. Latin in origin, it���s defined as ���a battle or st Masks now optional in Montgomery Co. schools 03/08/2022 04:52pm • As expected, Montgomery County, Maryland's Board of Education has voted to shift to a "mask-optional" policy in schools. With Tuesday afternoon's unanimous vote, Maryland's largest school system joined Virginia in making them optional. Around the D.C. area, masks are required now only inside D.C. Bowser, DC Public Schools want elementary kids to register for Summer Acceleration program 03/08/2022 01:10pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Schools said Tuesday that they're hoping to see District elementary students enroll in D.C.'s Elementary Summer Acceleration program. ���This summer is going to be a critical moment for keeping our students engaged by offering them fun learning opportunities,�� DC sued over its mask mandate for private schools 03/08/2022 01:01pm • A religious, conservative group is suing D.C. on behalf of two parents who send their kids to a Catholic school in Northwest over the city's mask mandate. The Alliance for Defending Freedom argues that the city is violating the First Amendment by applying a mask mandate to religious schools while Virginia native comes home to Capital One Hall in Tysons for 'Fiddler on the Roof' 03/08/2022 12:49pm • A graduate of McLean High School is coming home to��Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia. Alex Stone stars in the national tour of��"Fiddler on the Roof" Friday through Sunday. "This is my first very large, high-caliber, big-boy project," Stone told WTOP. "This is nice not only for my Loudoun Co. schools open distance learning portal for next school year 03/08/2022 05:11am • As other Virginia-based schools scale back on their COVID-19-related health restrictions, Loudoun County Public Schools is reminding students and parents of its virtual learning program for middle and high school students for its upcoming school year. Students interested in distance learning nee KT Tunstall overcomes hearing loss en route to State Theatre in Falls Church 03/08/2022 02:24am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast "Beyond the Fame." "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" and "Suddenly I See" made her a household name. This Sunday,��KT Tunstall is a one-woman band at��State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. "I love doing my solo show," Tunstall told WTOP. "It's Virginia parents argue in court for masking accommodations for at-risk students 03/07/2022 10:18pm • Attorneys pleaded their cases before a U.S. District Court judge Monday in a case that could temporarily block SB 739 and allow for the return of mask mandates in select situations inside Virginia public schools. Last month, the parents of 11 students with disabilities ��� including one Manassas How a Fairfax Co. teacher's shoe-tying challenge helps students improve fine motor skills 03/07/2022 12:51am • In the days leading up to winter break, first-grade teacher Christine Jarboe and the rest of the first-grade team at Stratford Landing Elementary School noticed that they were asked to tie more shoes than usual during recess. In the past, Jarboe said, she would ask students at the Fairfax County, Poison control calls increase during pandemic from use of cleaning supplies 03/06/2022 06:19pm • Parents may want to keep their homes as clean as possible to fight the spread of coronavirus, but that's led to poison control centers seeing an increase in exposure cases in kids. According to the nonprofit organization Safe Kids Worldwide, poison control centers have handled more than 23,000 ex Teachers reimagine US history lessons with eye on diversity 03/06/2022 12:54pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Sit down. Be quiet. Follow instructions. Brandon Brown followed these rules when he started teaching, seeking order in a classroom setting he was all too familiar with growing up. But he quickly realized that was not working for his students and that they were just regurgitating