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Too much risk: Pandemic's impact on Md. high school senior 04/09/2021 05:50am • A fraction of Maryland high school students attending Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland are back in classrooms for the first time since March 2020, offering 12th graders anything but a traditional senior year experience. About 30% of Prince George's County students are returning t Balloon releases would end in Maryland under bill 04/08/2021 10:48pm • Marylanders may no longer be allowed to intentionally let balloons loose into the sky now that a bill going through the General Assembly has passed both chambers. No more celebratory balloon releases: House bill 391 is on the governor’s desk as of Thursday. Sponsored by Del. Wayne Hartman, R Alexandria school board votes on new names for high school, elementary school 04/08/2021 09:05pm • The school board in Alexandria, Virginia, has voted on new names for T.C. Williams High School and Maury Elementary School. The board voted unanimously to rename the high school to Alexandria City High School. The elementary school will be named Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School. After the pub Another 'first' day of school for some Prince George’s Co. students 04/08/2021 05:27am • Prince George’s County, Maryland, students are finally headed back to classrooms Thursday. Bowie resident Christina Linton says it’s almost like having a second "first day of school" for her daughter, Mia, who will finally set foot inside Tulip Grove Elementary. Mia's entire school experience Fairfax Co. schools investigating 2nd allegation of racism at a football game 04/07/2021 06:32pm • Leaders at both Fairfax County and Alexandria schools in Virginia shared what actions they are taking after allegations of racism and abuse at a junior varsity football game Monday night. Robinson Secondary School student-athletes from Fairfax County are accused of spitting on a player from T.C. Know the signs of autism: An early diagnosis can make a lifetime of difference 04/07/2021 03:48pm • Autism spectrum disorder can be reliably diagnosed as early as 18 months, but the average age it happens is 5 years. Advocates believe it's critical for children to get early intervention. "It will help improve their speech and language; it will improve their social functioning give them daily l What's next: Keeping teens from spreading, catching COVID-19 04/07/2021 08:33am • As the number of COVID-19-vaccinated adults continues to rise, public health experts are looking toward their next steps in keeping younger members of communities safe. "We want to prioritize high schools, as soon as we can go into Phase 2," Dr. David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County He Prince George's Co. school official answers student questions on return to in-person learning 04/07/2021 07:32am • Some Prince George's County students are returning to classrooms Thursday for the first time in over a year since the pandemic forced learning to move online. Ahead of their return, the Maryland school system answered questions from students and parents during a telephone town hall. One hot to Annapolis Film Festival returns for virtual slate streaming directly into your home 04/06/2021 11:25am • Are you looking for brand new movies to stream from the comfort of your home? The ninth annual Annapolis Film Festival returns Thursday through April 18. "Last year, we had nine days to pivot and we were one of the first festivals in the country to go virtual," co-founder Lee Anderson sai Onlookers provide closer look at the dangerous and illegal car stunt show on Beltway 04/05/2021 07:28pm • It was a dangerous and illegal car stunt show that created gridlock on the Beltway in College Park, Maryland, on Saturday. Among the many motorists witnessing the event was a family from Upper Marlboro. Damon and Tania Allen and their 18-year-old son were traveling on the Inner Loop, heading home Anne Arundel County police start pre-arrest diversion program for teens 04/05/2021 05:54pm • A new program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, hopes to help give troubled teens a second chance. It's called Fresh START, and the goal is to help teens involved in low-level crimes get back on the right track, rather than arresting them. "While youth are still held accountable, all consequen 'A modern day civil rights leader' — Washington Teachers' Union remembers president 04/05/2021 02:47pm • The Washington Teachers' Union is remembering its president after she died in a crash Sunday night in Prince George's County, Maryland. Elizabeth "Liz"  Davis lived in D.C., worked as a teacher in D.C. schools for more than 40 years and served as the union's president for eight years. She was 7 Preakness 146 to accommodate limited crowd of 10,000 spectators 04/05/2021 07:56am • The Preakness Stakes will return to its typical schedule in Baltimore on May 15 — albeit with fewer people in attendance than usual. The Maryland Jockey Club and its parent company, 1/ST, announced plans to welcome 10,000 spectators to the 146th Preakness, a limited attendance made in consultat One year later: Ivy League education at home during pandemic 04/05/2021 04:00am • Anna Kasun, a graduate of Tuscarora High in Leesburg, Va., is now a freshman at Columbia University. She’s attending from her family’s home since classes are all online. (Courtesy Anna Kasun) Nothing goes as expected. That's been the theme for many of the high school graduates who belong to Pandemic pushes DC school to provide English learners with new laptops, mental health services 04/04/2021 02:46pm • A D.C. school for adult English learners is working to overcome the wide-range of difficulties its students face switching to virtual learning during the pandemic, especially with most being both immigrants and parents. "It's been quite a journey," said Allison Kokkoros, CEO of the Carlos Ros