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Montgomery Co. set to reveal new plans for shifting to virtual learning 01/13/2022 10:20pm • After scrapping its previous formula on when a school switches to virtual learning due to COVID-19, Montgomery County, Maryland, schools are expected to soon reveal the new plan for making the pivot. During a board of education meeting on Thursday, officials for the school district previewed the DC deposits $900 into new mothers' bank accounts to combat poverty 01/13/2022 05:11pm • It won't come as a surprise to parents that it takes an estimated $30,000 to raise a newborn, according to Lending Tree. D.C.'s mayor is announcing a $1.5 million lifeline for young mothers living in poverty to help them navigate that financial burden. The Strong Families, Strong Future pilot wil DC pre-K students will be required to submit weekly COVID-19 test results 01/13/2022 04:40pm • D.C. public schools students in pre-K will be required to take a rapid COVID-19 test every week beginning next week, Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said Thursday, noting the school system is prioritizing students who aren't eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Strategic plan for Prince William schools focuses on academic achievement, emotional wellness 01/13/2022 12:43pm • 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. The Prince William County School Board offered high praise for Superintendent LaTanya McDade’s proposed four-year strategic plan Wednes Loudoun Co. schools update quarantine policy for close COVID-19 contact 01/13/2022 05:47am • Loudoun County Public Schools updated its quarantine guidance in an effort to streamline its contact tracing process. As of Tuesday, the Northern Virginia school district requires students identified as a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case to quarantine for five days. More Loud Juvenile sentenced to probation, registers as sex offender in Loudoun Co. high school sex assaults 01/13/2022 01:13am • The 15-year-old who sexually assaulted two classmates in two different Loudoun County, Virginia, high schools will be sent to a juvenile treatment facility and will have to register as a sex offender — a rare requirement in a case involving a juvenile. The teenager was found responsible in a Ma Returning from virtual learning, Prince George's Co. schools to distribute masks, test kits to students 01/12/2022 10:20pm • The CEO of Prince George's County, Maryland, public schools said the system will be giving out test kits and KN95 masks as it returns from a distance-learning model on Jan. 18. CEO Monica Goldson said in a letter to the community that the school system will aggressively test its student and staff Arlington schools update isolation guidelines, end pause on sports, extracurriculars 01/12/2022 07:06pm • Arlington Public Schools in Virginia announced updates to its quarantine and isolation guidelines Wednesday, adopting the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for staff, but keeping in place a longer isolation period for students. In a message to the school community, Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin twins at National Zoo bonding with parents 01/12/2022 10:18am • On Oct. 7, the Smithsonian National Zoo celebrated the arrival of golden-headed lion tamarin twins. They are the first of their endangered species born at the Zoo in 16 years. (Courtesy Smithsonian National Zoo) We're seeing double. The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed twin baby golden-heade Paid family medical leave getting a new look in Maryland's legislative session 01/12/2022 08:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Monika Roberts, a retired public school administrative secretary, was constantly bloated and having trouble eating after two to three bite Parents urge Arlington Co. schools to adopt latest CDC isolation guidelines, resume sports 01/11/2022 09:26pm • Parents in Arlington, Virginia, are urging the school system to adopt the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for isolation, and to resume athletics and extracurricular activities. In a statement, the group Arlington Parents for Education said the school system should use "the Montgomery Co. asks for National Guard help with bus driver shortages; urges more residents to get boosters 01/11/2022 05:07pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, have formally requested the Maryland National Guard to act as bus drivers, as the state's largest school system deals with major shortages that have disrupted the return of students from the winter break. The county is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases Parents discuss impact of pandemic on learning during Maryland schools roundtable 01/11/2022 09:31am • With coronavirus cases on the rise, the Maryland State Department of Education held a discussion on Monday night to hear from parents on what is needed right now to help children learn during the pandemic. In the virtual family roundtable, parents were asked questions about what they found helpfu Best jobs in America in 2022 01/11/2022 09:00am • The right job for you The pandemic continued to influence the extreme fluctuations of the job market and the way we worked in 2021. Many workers who were able to remain remote did so, as concerns over the coronavirus persisted in spite of access to vaccines; others returned to a workplace that lo Va. appeals court upholds conviction in child punishment case 01/10/2022 03:43pm • Virginia's Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a father for child cruelty despite his argument prosecutors failed to prove he broke the law or showed necessary intent because "his only purpose was to discipline his child." James Eberhardt was convicted in Dinwiddie County, outside Richm