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DC's acting police chief wants task force to look closely at diversity, inclusion and equity 03/26/2021 06:57am • As acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee asked D.C. Council members to confirm him as the city's permanent chief, he said he planned to hire a diversity task force to review the department's policies. Contee said use of force policies had already been examined closely. "Police policies as the Acting DC police chief on the changes he'd make if made permanent 03/25/2021 05:33pm • D.C.’s acting police chief fielded questions on police training, community outreach and more from D.C. Council members who will help decide whether he gets the position permanently. Robert Contee was named interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in January; he was born and raised in Honor, collaborate, elevate: New Prince William Co. superintendent sets high goals 03/25/2021 08:10am • The newly-selected superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools is setting high goals for herself, and vowing to "elevate and honor" students in Virginia's second-largest school system. The Prince William County School Board announced LaTanya McDade, currently the chief education office Rise in cases of pediatric eating disorders with more intense severity, expert says 03/24/2021 08:59pm • The number of children being treated for eating disorders has risen dramatically during the pandemic, according to a Stanford University expert who has tips for families. Dr. Neville Golden, chief of adolescent medicine and professor of pediatrics, treats patients in Stanford Children's Health's Prince George's Co. Public Schools: Spring breakers traveling out of state will need to quarantine 03/24/2021 11:27am • Prince George's County Public Schools officials want to make sure students and staff who travel during spring break don't bring the coronavirus back with them. An announcement from the Maryland school system this week that spells out student guidelines for spring break travel noted that the Cente Young Va. man's cover letter goes viral — and yields unique opportunity 03/23/2021 06:39pm • A young man from Leesburg, Virginia, is looking forward to an extraordinary summer, when he takes part in an animation-production program. But it's how Ryan Lowry landed a scholarship for the program that is even more extraordinary. A handwritten cover letter from the 20-year-old — who is on Taco Bell is getting a new look 03/23/2021 08:00am • Taco Bell fans will soon see a new restaurant design across the United States. The restaurant chain announced Tuesday that it's expanding its "Go Mobile" restaurant remodel nationwide, which has dual drive-thrus and smaller dining rooms, with plans for at least 30 locati When will kids and teens be vaccinated against COVID-19? 03/23/2021 06:40am • With more than 44 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the United States, many adults are hopeful that a more normal life is on the horizon. Now families are wondering when vaccines will be available for teens and children. Covid-19 vaccines currently auth How to prepare kids for social media use 03/23/2021 04:22am • When Alexi McCammond, the newly appointed editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, stepped down after the resurfacing of several racist and homophobic tweets from her teen years, parents had a host of reactions. Some were aghast that someone who'd uttered such things would, even 1 How moms and dads view virtual learning differently 03/22/2021 12:21pm • Not all parents agree on the upsides and downsides of remote learning for kids. And your opinion may depend on whether you're a mom or a dad, how old your kids are and how much online learning your kids do For some, it's been a positive experience: 38% of adults with children under 18 who partici Is melatonin safe for kids? Here's what the experts say 03/22/2021 05:07am • Melatonin is a popular over-the-counter sleeping aid, touted as a natural way for adults to fall asleep and used by millions around the world. So why wouldn't it be good for children, too? "There is a view that if it's natural, then it can't hurt," said Rebecca Robbins, an associate scientist at Some Charles Co. public school students to return to in-person learning 03/21/2021 07:09pm • Some students in Charles County, Maryland, will be returning to in-person instruction on Monday. March 22 marks the first day of Phase 2 return to school buildings. The schools returned after winter break to continue Phase 1 virtual learning. Teachers returned to Charles County classrooms on F Prince Harry pens emotional message to bereaved children in new book 03/21/2021 07:16am • Prince Harry opened up about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a foreword for a new book created for children who have lost a parent to COVID-19. Harry, who was 12 at the time of his mother's death, wrote that despite the "hole" losing a parent creates, the memories of them live on forever Texas' Schaefer knows how to win in March, Longhorns 'ready' 03/20/2021 10:38am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vic Schaefer built a powerhouse basketball program at Mississippi State that twice came achingly close to winning a national championship. Then he moved home to Texas to try to build another. His first season at Texas has Schaefer's Longhorns riding into the NCAA Tournam DC-area schools, parent groups weigh in on CDC's new distancing guidelines 03/20/2021 12:17am • Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's change in guidance saying that students can sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks, D.C.-area schools and parents are evaluating what this means in terms of getting more students back to the classroom. The CDC's