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Board to vote on return to school for some Charles Co. kids 09/24/2020 11:24am • The school board for Charles County, Maryland, public schools is looking into bringing some students back in November and will vote on the matter��Oct. 13. In particular, students who need in-person teaching the most, if their parents approve. Special-education students, those without a web co Thousands of Loudoun Co. students return to classrooms part-time next month 09/24/2020 09:17am • Thousands of public school students in Virginia's Loudoun County will be headed back to the classroom on a part-time basis by the end of October. The Loudoun County School Board approved a plan to allow for part-time in-person learning for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade on Oct. 27. MCPS may make mental health days excused absences during pandemic 09/24/2020 07:59am • The Montgomery County School Board may start giving students in Maryland's largest school system excused absences to take mental health days during the pandemic. A resolution to allow students to take mental health days was introduced during Wednesday night's hearing. "I'd like to bring forwar DC children's advocacy group calls for extension of current child care subsidy payment 09/23/2020 07:00pm • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. When coronavirus lockdown orders were imposed in D.C. last March, some child care providers were still qualified to re Some DC restaurants ditching tips in favor of automatic charge 09/23/2020 05:28pm • Some restaurants are getting rid of tips and replacing them with a surcharge on the dining tab. COVID-19's financial bite has been especially hard on restaurants, forcing many to close. Others that are still operating are taking a fresh look at the way they do business. During the height of th Banquet halls, indoor pools given OK to reopen under Prince George's Co. Phase 2 reopening plan 09/23/2020 03:51pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced on Wednesday the reopening of additional establishments and facilities as the county recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. In a news release, the county announced: Banquet halls, receptions and meeting rooms in hotels, conference Advice for parents on kids' virtual schoolwork: 'Leave the quality up to the teacher' 09/23/2020 12:15pm • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. For many parents, the stress of juggling work from home and their children's virtual learning is overwhelming. But one Fairfax Co. votes to allow some in-person classes starting in October 09/23/2020 01:34am • The Fairfax County School Board voted Tuesday night to allow some students in the Virginia county to resume in-person learning in October. The plan, which Superintendent Scott Brabrand introduced, calls for about 3.5% of students and teachers to participate in what the county is calling in-person Maryland football coaches plan rally to get players back on the field 09/22/2020 02:09pm • Maryland high school football players aren't allowed to play yet, and coaches are rallying to change that. Keith Rawlings, head football coach for Edgewood High School in Harford County, says Maryland is one of only nine states that do not have a plan to return to playing high school football. SAT test centers cancel dates, frustrating students and parents 09/22/2020 11:45am • Preparing for college during the pandemic has already presented a number of challenges for students, and now, access to SAT testing is limited, as test centers close -- some without notice. According to the College Board, test centers have closed or rescheduled at the last minute in some cases, w Party City store in Fairfax Co. was carrying Confederate costumes 09/22/2020 06:41am • Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia �����Caroline Brasler goes all out for Halloween with her daughters Meredith, 12, and Olivia, 10. But the Arlington, Virginia mother of the two adopted Black children says she spotted something she could hardly believe at the end of an aisle Sunday in the Party City DC area joins nationwide trend of first-time gun ownership 09/22/2020 04:11am • Cedric Barnes, owner of Barnes 1st Step Firearms Training in Southeast D.C., teaches student Teia Hill how to control a gun���s recoil by adjusting her stance and grip. (WTOP/Matthew Delaney) The sounds of gunfire ringing through her Southeast D.C. neighborhood had always kept Neta Vaught away f Rodent infestation, portables in lots impel 2nd look at Montgomery Co. school budget priority 09/21/2020 08:56pm • South Lake Elementary School in Montgomery County, Maryland, was built for just under 700 students. More than 890 students are currently enrolled. The large student body has resulted in "portables" in the parking lot ��� temporary classrooms that dot the school property and force staff to find ot Microsoft to acquire Bethesda Softworks for $7.5 billion in cash 09/21/2020 09:48am • Microsoft is expanding its position in the gaming industry with a blockbuster deal to acquire Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash. Rockville, Maryland-based ZeniMax Media is one of the largest, privately held game developers and publishers in the world. Its be DC company determined to help travelers keep germs at bay 09/20/2020 04:13pm • Travel agent Robbie Stanfield had been running her travel firm New Luggage -- centered on group travel for women of color -- for a few years when the coronavirus pandemic became widespread throughout the U.S. and all travel came to a screeching halt. A lot of her clients' travel plans were cancel