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10 most, least expensive private colleges 09/13/2021 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: C Five stages of grief, and how to get through them 09/12/2021 06:04am • When someone you love dies, the world as you've known it is totally upended. One way people cope, added psychologist Sherry Cormier, is by trying to find some sort of certainty. This need for structure is probably one factor behind the popularity that latched onto the "five stages of grief" over Former prison inmate turned entrepreneur launches postcard business for those behind bars 09/11/2021 01:56pm • Keeping in touch is a major challenge for families of people serving time in prison. Flikshop is a new business that's making it easier and more affordable for inmates to communicate with the outside world. Marcus Bullock, a D.C.-area native and the CEO of Flikshop, was sentenced to eight years i DC-area leaders reflect on Sept. 11 attack on 20th anniversary 09/11/2021 01:01pm • Several D.C.-area leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with solemn speeches Saturday. The appearances come after President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton congregated in New York to pay tribute to the fallen. They each wore blue ri 'Not a choice any more': Council member presses DC on unvaccinated 09/10/2021 04:08pm • D.C. officials were asked point-blank on Friday what plans the District has for people who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 following President Joe Biden's mandate announcement. That include students in D.C. Public Schools. "I want to understand our city's strategy regarding the unvaccina Maryland judge about to be arrested for child exploitation dies in apparent suicide 09/10/2021 03:11pm • A Maryland Eastern Shore judge who was about to be arrested for the sexual exploitation of a child allegedly took his own life Friday, according to federal and local officials. FBI agents went to the residence of Caroline County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Newell in Henderson, Maryland, early Fr Prince George's Co. schools updates COVID-19 testing policy, announces vaccine requirement for athletes 09/10/2021 01:30pm • Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland has announced plans to roll out random COVID-19 testing for students regardless of whether they show symptoms in a bid to get ahead of potential coronavirus outbreaks. In addition, the school system — the second largest in Maryland —  announc Montgomery Co. schools to require staff, winter and spring athletes to be vaccinated 09/09/2021 09:14pm • School staff working in public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and student-athletes interested in participating in athletics this school year must get vaccinated, as well. Under the updated requirements for staff, proof of the first vaccinatio Charles Co. schools cancels some indoor events, including homecoming dances 09/09/2021 01:20pm • Officials with Charles County Public Schools in Maryland are limiting or canceling some upcoming indoor events and implementing tougher COVID-19 testing procedures to curb the spread of the pandemic. While students and staff will continue in-person learning, CCPS is canceling high school homecomi She Also Served: A woman veteran spotlight with Arlena Newson 09/09/2021 01:15pm • This content is sponsored by American Military University. Arlena Newson, who currently works as an IT professional, has a fascinating and complex life story that includes service in Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where her hard-working paren Montgomery Co. schools to receive rapid COVID tests in bid to reduce quarantines 09/09/2021 10:11am • Montgomery County schools will soon begin administering rapid-result COVID-19 tests to students who exhibit possible symptoms in an effort to avoid excessive quarantines. The school district — Maryland's largest — made the announcement Wednesday, less than a week after releasing new, stricter Experts point to lack of childcare to explain COVID-era loss of women in Md. workforce 09/09/2021 08:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. While Maryland saw a net gain of 13,000 men entering the labor force from January 2020 to June 2021, the number of working women fell by 57, What federal help is still available with jobless benefits, eviction protections ending 09/09/2021 08:00am • Americans are no longer protected from evictions or receiving beefed-up unemployment payments, but they are still benefiting from many other federal coronavirus rescue measures. More support may be on the way, as Democrats on Capitol Hill hammer out a 10-year, $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation Arlington Public Schools still needs to fill teacher vacancies 09/09/2021 07:55am • The new school year is underway at Virginia's Arlington Public Schools, and the need to fill teaching positions continues. The school district is still trying to fill 15 vacant teacher positions for its virtual learning program, according to a top Arlington Public Schools official. "Time is de Navy, Air Force will compete Saturday with their eyes on the future 09/09/2021 04:57am • Military academy football works on multiple levels. The three schools compete annually for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy — Army is the defending champ — on fields ranging from Annapolis, to West Point, to Colorado Springs, in addition to wherever Army-Navy is held (usually Philadelphia, but