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Some Fairfax Co. students returning to virtual learning Monday 12/13/2020 06:10am • Some students in the Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools system will be returning to virtual learning as a result of rising coronavirus cases in the county. In a letter to parents, the county said students in Group 3 will return to all virtual learning Monday, because as of Saturday, it had Fairfax Co. Public Schools plans to respond to uptick in failing grades with new grading policies 12/11/2020 08:36pm • Come the new year, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia will have some new grading policies in place to help curb the dramatic spike in students receiving failing grades during the pandemic. ���We���ve seen some really, really large increases in percent of students earning 'F' grades,��� sai Local nonprofit helping pediatric brain cancer families in need of financial assistance 12/11/2020 12:18pm • This content is provided by the Lilabean Foundation. Everyday eleven new children are diagnosed with brain cancer. Imagine finding out that your child has been diagnosed with a disease that in some cases can have a six to nine month life expectancy. Now imagine losing your job due to the pandemic Fairfax Co. teachers union says school system rushing reopening plans 12/11/2020 06:40am • A union representing teachers in Fairfax County said the school system is rushing to put more students back in classrooms without regard to safety. The Fairfax County Federation of Teachers said it questions the process used to determine whether schools are being kept safe. ���It isn���t safe WTOP Top Kid: Damascus girl delivers care packages for NICU families 12/11/2020 03:45am • Kylee Colbert collects and distributes gifts for the families of babies in the NICU. (Courtesy Colbert family) The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on everyone, but a 10-year-old girl from Damascus, Maryland, is helping ease the strain for some of the most vulnerable. Kylee Colbert created Is it safe to put kids back in classrooms? DC Auditor issues report 12/10/2020 02:55pm • D.C. Public Schools and its teachers' union continue to negotiate over terms that could eventually bring more kids back into classrooms, a debate that's happening in other school systems around the region and across the U.S. In an effort to bring city leaders together and help provide as much pol Voters split on Virginia's 'direction' and most satisfied with COVID-19 school options, poll finds 12/10/2020 06:01am • Virginia voters are split along partisan lines on whether the commonwealth is moving in the right direction, according to a new poll conducted by Christopher Newport University. And while most of the 906 registered voters are satisfied with Virginia's COVID-19 school options, three out of four ar Prince William Co. buys more than 4,000 new internet hot spots for virtual learning 12/10/2020 05:05am • Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia will receive more than 4,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots for students participating in virtual learning. The Board of County Supervisors used $1.2 million in CARES Act funding to buy 4,061 hot spots for students lacking reliable internet service. 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"The student Falls Church school board votes to rename Thomas Jefferson Elementary and George Mason High 12/09/2020 01:04am • The Falls Church School Board in Virginia voted 7-0 to change the names of Thomas Jefferson Elementary and George Mason High Tuesday night. The vote comes despite an October community survey that found 56% opposition to changing the school names. "After deep and careful consideration of everyt Charles County schools buffer blow of failing grades ��� for now 12/08/2020 10:16pm • Students in Charles County, Maryland, schools, like kids across the country, are feeling the effects of an extended period of distance learning: confusion, anxiety, isolation. School officials say it has contributed to an alarming jump in F's recorded in the first quarter. To help students str Americans in need of emergency disaster housing surged in 2020 12/08/2020 11:58am • ▶ Watch Video: Cause for concern: Climate change Record-breaking wildfires and a relentless hurricane season ��� on top of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic ��� have left more Americans in need of emergency housing than ever before. American families have spent more time in Red Cross Are you stockpiling necessities again? Some have regrets 12/07/2020 08:39am • Shelves in the toilet paper aisle at a Target store. A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, leaving shelves bare and forcing retailers to put limits on purchases. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) A new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has many America 'Sextortion' threats involving children surface in Howard Co. 12/07/2020 04:40am • Police in Howard County, Maryland, are urging parents to monitor their children's online activity after uncovering several "sextortion" incidents involving minors. At the same time that kids have adjusted to online learning, police have learned of incidents where a "new friend" persuades a child