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About 7,000 students return to schools Dec. 1; Parents face new choice 11/11/2020 05:15am • Loudoun County, Virginia, Public Schools will welcome back students in three grades, two days a week, at the elementary level as well as senior academy students in December. Families will be asked whether they want students to do hybrid in-person learning for the second semester, which begins Jan Will college students bring COVID-19 home for Thanksgiving? 11/11/2020 04:19am • Weston Kerekes plans to eat his Thanksgiving dinner alone in his childhood bedroom in Santa Monica, California. If all goes as planned, the Yale University freshman's quarantine will have followed a tightly choreographed trip from his New Haven, Connecticut, campus to ensure he doesn't expose his Inside the FBI's search for the dark web kingpin of Silk Road 11/10/2020 11:03pm • ▶ Watch Video: The FBI Declassified: Dangerous Journey on the Silk Road Through never-before-seen footage and in-depth interviews,  "The FBI Declassified" takes you inside the minds of heroic federal agents and analysts as they reveal how they solved some of the biggest cases of thei Montgomery Co. Board of Education approves plan to reopen schools 11/10/2020 09:00pm • The Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education gave tentative approval to the plans to bring students back to school in phases starting in January. Beginning Wednesday, a survey will be made available to parents. They can weigh in on whether they want their children to stick with virtual lea Decrease in child abuse reports during COVID-19 raises concern in Howard Co. 11/10/2020 03:51pm • Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said stressors related to COVID-19 are likely the cause of a concerning drop in the number of reports of child abuse or neglect. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) A 60% decrease in reports of child abuse and neglect is worrying Howard County, Maryland officials, fearful Loudoun County student-athlete tests positive for COVID-19 11/09/2020 06:46pm • A high school student-athlete in Loudoun County, Virginia, has tested positive for coronavirus, the county's school system announced Monday. Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Williams said that the student, who attends John Champe High School, is currently self-isolating. The s What’s open, what’s closed for Veterans Day 2020 11/08/2020 08:33am • Veterans Day is a federal holiday meant to honor those who have served in the military. Since it's a federal holiday, post offices are closed, and most banks will also be closed. You can also expect closings at local schools, local government offices and some parking and transit changes. Road Harris pays tribute to Black women in 1st speech as VP-elect 11/07/2020 11:56pm • Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries. "Tonight I reflect on their s Montgomery County outlines return-to-school plans 11/06/2020 11:30pm • Students could begin returning to school in Montgomery County, Maryland, in phases, starting Jan.12. The Montgomery County Board of Education outlined its plans Friday, including bringing small groups of students back, with English language learners and those in special education programs retur More socially distanced dining: The Yards becomes The Lodge 11/06/2020 08:33am • The Yards sundeck in October, as Glamp Yards. It will be transformed into a ski lodge later this month. (Courtesy Brookfield Properties) Nine restaurants will join together for another socially distanced outdoor dining theme weekend at The Yards in Capitol Riverfront on the Southeast Waterfront Charles County delays bringing students back to classrooms amid rise in COVID-19 cases 11/05/2020 06:11pm • Schools in Charles County, Maryland, are pressing pause on bringing some students back to the classroom after a recent rise in reported COVID-19 cases throughout the state and nationwide. "We will continue to monitor the data and reassess; however, we will not consider a move to Phase 2 until aft Wine of the Week: The amazing wines of Michael-David 11/05/2020 12:41pm • I recently had the pleasure of reconnecting with David Phillips, half of the brother duo behind Michael-David Wines, during a recent Vine Guy podcast interview. Michael-David is the impressive producer of several popular wine brands, including the popular Seven Deadly Zins Zinfandel. The first ti DC schools chief says 'primary barrier' for in-person learning is supply of teachers to teach in classrooms 11/04/2020 11:01pm • Parents and officials shared their thoughts and questions during a town hall Wednesday following the announcement that D.C. will not reopen elementary schools next week as originally planned. "The primary barrier now for in-person learning is having the supply of teachers to teach in those classr In reversal, DC will not reopen elementary schools next week as planned 11/03/2020 02:57am • In a reversal, D.C. Public Schools will not reopen elementary school classrooms for most students next week as planned, citing the need to readjust staffing plans after strong pushback from teachers. D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee announced the move Monday. "We have heard feedback f Researchers: Black and Brown students are especially suffering from remote learning 11/02/2020 07:54pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Although educational disparities already existed for Black, Latino and low-income Maryland students before the COVID-19 pandemic, they hav