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Md. school superintendents leaving the job at an accelerated rate 12/03/2021 09:30pm • During the course of the coronavirus pandemic, five Maryland school superintendents said they were stepping down when their contracts expired. This week, the head of the Anne Arundel school system said he will be leaving, too. One school administrator said it's part of a worrisome national trend. Review: 'Belfast' is a heartfelt coming-of-age story with Best Picture potential 12/03/2021 01:01pm • Black-and-white Oscar contenders can be tough for critics to recommend to moviegoers, but occasionally one is filled with such heart that it's destined to be a crowd pleaser. Enter Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical film "Belfast," which won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Inte Afghan artist based in DC area recreating mural destroyed by the Taliban 12/03/2021 11:49am • A renowned Afghan artist, who fled the Taliban takeover and has since resettled in the D.C. area, is fighting to keep Afghan art alive. Omaid Sharifi is co-founder of ArtLords, a Kabul based street art group that painted murals and public artworks across Afghanistan’s capital city. Sharifi w Debate over controversial books dominates Fairfax Co. schools' meeting again 12/03/2021 06:05am • A meeting held by the Fairfax County School Board Thursday turned into a debate and a protest over controversial books that were recently placed back into school libraries. "I'm here to offer voice to the parents who are fighting to protect their children from exposure to pornographic material," Montgomery Co. schools to add 3 early-release days to current school year 12/02/2021 08:12pm • Montgomery County Public Schools will add three early-release days to the current school year after a contentious vote by the board of education Thursday. The school system proposed adding the half-days on Wednesday, Jan. 12; Thursday, March 24 and Wednesday, May 18 to allow time for staff work d 70 children in Prince George's Co. given expired COVID-19 vaccines 12/02/2021 04:15pm • Seventy children in Prince George’s County, Maryland, received expired doses of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, the county’s health department said Thursday. It happened Friday, Nov. 26, at the county’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover. The Prince George’s County Health D Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation set to open Youth Development Park in Prince George's Co. 12/02/2021 03:24pm • A new facility in Prince George's County, Maryland, aims to strengthen the relationship between the community and the county's police department through the nation's pastime: baseball. The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, with support from Group 1001, is nearing completion of the Foundation’s 101 'Tootsie' musical updates cross-dressing comedy for new era at National Theatre 12/02/2021 12:00pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og486WdDuTs&feature=emb_logo In 1982, Dustin Hoffman starred in Sydney Pollack's gender-bending comedy flick "Tootsie," voted one of the top 100 movies of all time by the American Film Institute. Next week, the 2019 Broadway musical version hits National Enrollment declines in DC Public Schools as more opt for charter schools, home schooling 12/02/2021 08:14am • Enrollment in D.C. Public Schools declined by 855 students this year, while charter schools and home schooling saw increases in enrollment. The decline follows what has happened nationwide as families opt for other educational options during the pandemic. According to preliminary enrollment nu The Grinch dials in from his cave above Whoville to dish on National Theatre show 12/01/2021 12:25pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XotqTjqZoY&feature=emb_logo Some interview guests bubble with holiday cheer. Others absolutely despise Christmas. The Grinch called WTOP all the way from his cave above Whoville to discuss "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" musical at the Natio Maryland education officials to review school mask mandate at Wednesday meeting 12/01/2021 06:34am • Public schools in Maryland may get some clarity on the state's next steps for masking on Wednesday afternoon. The Maryland State Board of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education will review the state's emergency school mask requirement during a special virtual meeting at 1 p.m. Mannheim Steamroller brings Christmas concert to Strathmore this weekend 11/30/2021 10:52am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." Their neoclassical new-age style changed the face of holiday music as we know it. On Saturday, Mannheim Steamroller comes to Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. "We put a star on this date on our calendars that this Fairfax Co. sees largest drop in Va. public school enrollment 11/30/2021 07:33am • For the second straight year, enrollment in Virginia public schools has dropped, with 46,000 fewer students enrolled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the Virginia Department of Education, the largest school district in the commonwealth, Fairfax County, saw the larg 4,500 unaccompanied children came to DC region this year 11/30/2021 06:58am • D.C. and its immediate suburbs have overall accepted about 50% more unaccompanied immigrant children in 2020 than initially projected, according to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement. The federal agency said 4,575 children have arrived in the area so far this year in the District, Marylan Prince William Co. school board approves calendar for 2022-23 11/29/2021 07:40am • 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 Public Schools calendar for the 2022-23 school year will again include a full two weeks of winter bre