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School diversity a main goal of Montgomery County school boundary study 11/19/2019 06:00am • Montgomery County launched a countywide school boundary analysis on Monday, intending to make schools in Maryland's largest school system more diverse. About two dozen students testified before the Montgomery County Board of Education in a packed Rockville auditorium Monday on what they deemed d Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong university 11/19/2019 05:51am • HONG KONG (AP) — About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday, unsure what to do next as food supplies dwindled and a police siege of the campus entered its third day. Police played a waiting game after 10 days of some of the most intense protests the Q&A: Extra, extra, read all about it: Disney's 'Newsies' hits Arena Stage 11/19/2019 02:39am • The 1992 Disney film was adapted into a Tony-winning musical in 2012. This holiday season, "Newsies" hits Arena Stage now through Dec. 29. " Molly Smith is doing an incredible job connecting the dots from what is in this film in 1992 talking about a reality from 1899 to something still so 'Educators are human,' union says after Md. teacher charged in violent brawl 11/18/2019 04:54pm • A violent brawl between a teacher and a student at Largo High School last week is a "horrific symptom" of other problems plaguing the school system, including overcrowded classrooms and a lack of mental health services for both students and teachers, said a Prince George's County teachers union. Loudoun Youth Football players try newly-designed safety helmets 11/16/2019 07:09pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'e265bc7b-1c7f-4f2e-b54d-621d621fcb04' }).render("3661536b4fa2a1f");}); Because of growing fears over head injurie Prince George’s Co. teacher charged with child abuse, assault after fight with student 11/16/2019 04:03pm • Police have charged a Maryland teacher after she was involved in a fight with a student in a classroom at Largo High School on Friday. Vivian Noirie, 36, of Clinton, Maryland, is charged with physical child abuse and second-degree assault. Detectives are also petitioning for charges against th In age of GPS, park ranger teaches map and compass skills 11/16/2019 09:00am • THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Using a compass and a map, Park Ranger Andrew Regiec led a class at Catoctin National Park on orienteering, a lesser-known sport. Orienteering requires players to utilize navigational skills to find different spots located on a map — denoted with letters and numbers — with Man, young boy shot at New Jersey high school football game 11/16/2019 05:19am • PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Players and spectators ran for cover Friday night when a gunman opened fire at a New Jersey high school football game, wounding two people. One of the wounded was a young boy, who was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Philadelphia “with some serious injuries,â DC holds annual Adoption Day celebration to make dozens of families forever ones 11/15/2019 09:19pm • For more than three decades, D.C. has hosted an Adoption Day and at this year’s annual celebration, dozens of families who have already created forever homes in spirit will add legal fusion to their family units when a judge signs their child — or children’s — adoption decrees. When Dawn Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90 11/15/2019 08:02pm • In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Werner Gustav Doehner, the last survivor of the disaster, died Nov. 8, 2019 at age 90 in Laconia, N.H. Doehner was 8-years old when he boarded the These sports injuries cause the most ER visits among youth, report finds 11/15/2019 06:59am • A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reveals which activities are most likely to send a young athlete to the emergency room. While sports are an important part of a healthy lifestyle for young people, injuries can happen too -- and a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease New school boundary plans for Montgomery's upcounty region spark lively hearing 11/14/2019 06:05pm • Dozens of parents, students and local officials packed a Montgomery County Public Schools hearing to testify on a plan to shift school boundaries for three high school clusters: Northwest, Clarksburg and Seneca Valley high schools. The second round of options under consideration includes the one Gannett poised to become nation's biggest newspaper company 11/14/2019 02:42pm • Gannett shareholders have approved the company's $1.2 billion merger with New York-based New Media Investment Group, the parent company of GateHouse Media, with the combination expected to be final next week. New Media shareholders have already approved the merger, as have regulators. When com Where do your pets fit in with your holiday plans? 11/14/2019 07:25am • Veterinarian Dr. Katy Nelson shares some helpful tips to keep in mind for you and your pet during the holidays. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/kandypix) The year is hurtling to its end, and with it, weeks of holiday festivities can mean gatherings, traveling and indulgent feasts. But as you make plan Howard County high school student charged with rape of another student 11/13/2019 03:37pm • A 16-year-old student in Howard County, Maryland, has been accused of raping a 15-year-old student inside a bathroom during school hours earlier this week. Both are students at Reservoir High School in Fulton, Maryland. Howard County police spokesperson Sherry Llewellyn told WTOP that the 15-y