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Flying? You'll soon be able to get COVID-19 tests at these 2 DC-area airports 02/18/2021 12:52pm • If you have a flight coming up, you may be able to get a coronavirus test right from the airport. COVID-19 testing sites are coming to Reagan National and Dulles International airports under a contract between the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and health and wellness company XpresChe Prince William County sets return to classes over next 2 weeks 02/18/2021 10:15am • 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 voted early Thursday morning��to stick to its original plan for all students who have selected 'Oh my gosh, are you that snowboarder?' Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim goes to Princeton 02/18/2021 05:41am • The first day in a new school or job is never easy, especially trying to navigate those awkward meet and greets as you get to know potential new friends. It's even trickier when you're an Olympic gold medal medalist. For snowboarder Chloe Kim, it made starting life at Pr Maryland bills would support high school students with children 02/17/2021 05:18pm • Isabella Wise had a child when she was just 15 years old ��� and it changed her life. She dropped out of high school to support her often-sick daughter, and battled postpartum depression. ���My life became chaos, between gang violence and foster care, I did not get my GED until I was 21,��� Wi How DC-area Catholic schools are faring with in-person learning 02/16/2021 06:31pm • Catholic schools' efforts to welcome students back to classrooms��exemplify the challenges many D.C.-area districts have faced: balancing reopening schools with teacher and student safety. The schools in the Diocese of Arlington, which include 37 parish schools, four high schools, three preschool Prince George's Co. to release plan for classroom return 02/16/2021 05:50pm • Prince George's is the only Maryland county that has not released a school-reopening plan, but that will change Wednesday afternoon. Monica Goldson, Prince George's schools CEO, said she will give an update on in-person learning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Parents and teachers had been waiting for Students return to in-person learning in Fairfax, Loudoun counties 02/16/2021 02:11pm • Some students in two of Virginia's largest school systems ��� Fairfax and Loudoun counties ��� are returning to classrooms Tuesday. For some, it's the first time since a December 2020 spike in COVID-19 cases that sent all students home to learn, and others for the first time since the coronavirus pa Returning to in-person learning may affect a child's emotional health 02/15/2021 11:33pm • As some Virginia students return to in-person learning, COVID-19 is not the only threat to their health. While some parents may focus on their child's sanitizing and mask-wearing, they may not be thinking about the psychological impact of returning to class. Dr. Michelle Rozen,��a change exper Va. student who named Mars rover excited for mission broadcast 02/15/2021 07:11pm • A Virginia middle-schooler has a special reason to celebrate when NASA's next rover lands on Mars on Thursday. In between online middle school classes, 14-year-old Alex Mather will be paying close attention to NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, because he named it. "I'm definitely going to watch National Zoo's panda cub expands palate 02/14/2021 11:45am • Panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is seen sampling sweet potato. (Courtesy Smithsonian National Zoo) The Smithsonian National Zoo's fluffy panda cub Xiao Qi Ji has been sampling a variety foods as the now 5-month-old continues to grow. The zoo said Xiao Qi Ji was treated to his first biscuit on Monday. Risk factors for heart attacks can begin accumulating during teenage years 02/14/2021 12:20am • February is American Heart Month, and a D.C.-area doctor warns that heart health shouldn't be ignored by younger generations. "We see, actually, the beginnings of cholesterol plaque formation in teenage years," said Dr. Robert Lager, president of MedStar Cardiology Associates and regional directo Alsobrooks promises better vaccination process in Prince George���s Co. 02/13/2021 12:39pm • Prince George���s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says she knows people are frustrated and growing impatient with the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. She said the complaints aren���t falling on deaf ears and that the��process is going to improve. Alsbrooks held an hour-long telephone to With override votes, Md. Senate passes landmark education reform and digital ad tax bills into law 02/13/2021 09:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. The Maryland Senate on Friday voted to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.���s veto of a monumental education reform bill, culminating yea 'That's the underlying issue': Many Montgomery Co. teachers wary of returning to schools until all are vaccinated 02/13/2021 07:35am • While public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, prepare to reopen in phases starting March 1, teachers are getting briefings on what to expect. But one county teacher said there's one thing overshadowing all the plans. "I think we shouldn't go back first of all until everyone is vaccinate School sports restarting in Montgomery County 02/12/2021 04:31pm • Sports will soon be back in Montgomery County Public Schools. The school system announced Friday that it's rolling out a plan for the fall sports season to begin in just a few weeks. "We're ready to go. So everyone is excited: student-athletes, coaches, our parents and our communities," said Jeff