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Loudoun Co. teacher admits sending revealing photos to students 05/06/2019 12:30pm • In Virginia's Loudoun County, a teacher admitted Monday that she sent revealing photos of herself to some of her students. Alison Briel, 25, told a Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations court judge that she understood her agreement to one year of probation and a three-year suspended jail Moving? Here are some hacks from a local mover 05/06/2019 09:17am • An estimated 35 million Americans move every year, and May is peak moving season. Moving is the final step in what has likely been an intense process of buying or selling a home (or both), and it's not something with which most people have a whole lot of experience. Sterling, Virginia-based JK 'We focus on fresh foods:' Nutrition director of Loudoun Co. schools honored 05/05/2019 01:54pm • The director of nutrition for Loudoun County Public Schools has been named Director of the Year by the School Nutrition Association. Dr. Becky Domokos-Bays has been with the Virginia county for five years. She says that a focus on fresh and local produce helps to set Loudoun apart from other scho Are DC playground materials safe for kids? Council to fund study 05/05/2019 10:13am • Is the recycled rubber padding going in at playgrounds and fields safe? The District is set to fund a study to reassure a small group of concerned parents and determine what should or should not be allowed in the future. The playground material looks like permeable pavement, and is usually made u New concept in child care combines with coworking space in DC 05/03/2019 03:57pm • A new child care facility near the Tenleytown-AU Metro station in Northwest D.C. expands child care opportunities for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in a unique way. "We are the first and only company to provide fully licensed children care integrated with coworking space in the United States Fairfax Co. schools tackling 'seclusion and restraint' practices 05/03/2019 09:31am • School officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, are working to address "seclusion and restraint" disciplinary techniques for students with disabilities as they face increasing scrutiny over the issue. During ongoing budget talks this week, the Fairfax County School Board discussed a number of poten Free National Math Festival brings games, all-ages activities to DC 05/03/2019 09:27am • If you’re looking to add a little fun to your weekend plans, count on the National Math Festival to be your source of entertainment. This year’s festival, taking place May 4 at the Washington Convention Center, has activities for people of all ages — from presentations on magic and math, to Diet sodas wrecking the diet? Study finds low-calorie drinks don’t translate to low-calorie lifestyle in kids 05/03/2019 12:28am • The number of kids and teens reaching for diet sodas or low-calorie sweetened beverages is on the rise, but that doesn’t mean waistlines are shrinking. A new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity found that youth in the U.S. who consumed low-calorie or zero-calorie sweetened beverage Mother who paid $6.5M to college scammer says she was duped 05/02/2019 10:42pm • BOSTON (AP) — A mother said Thursday that she paid the consultant at the center of the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme $6.5 million after her daughter got into Stanford University because she was led to believe the money would go toward helping underprivileged students. Massachu Too many cars? DC to consider tolls, congestion pricing 05/02/2019 04:25pm • Driving into part or all of D.C. could require paying a toll in the future, under a $480,000 study proposed by the D.C. Council. The congestion pricing study would be done over the next year with analysis of costs and benefits of tolls, or similar fees on some roads within the District and/or on May the 4th be with blood donors and Nats fans on Star Wars Day 05/02/2019 01:10pm • There's a great disturbance ... in the D.C. region's blood supply. But there is a new hope, so to speak. Donate blood on Saturday at a participating Inova Blood Donor Services location and you'll get a Star Wars-themed "May the Donor Force Be With You" T-shirt, while they last, and become eli Dulles listed among the 'most kid-friendly' airports 05/02/2019 10:48am • Traveling with children can be tough, but at least some airports are going out of their way to make it easier, and Dulles International Airport is among them. UpgradedPoints.com based its list of the 10 most kid-friendly airports on a wide range of criteria, including the quality and number of ki Parents, students criticize plans to cut music in Montgomery Co. schools 05/02/2019 09:34am • Planned cuts to music programs in Maryland's largest public school system are drawing strong, continued criticism from parents and students. The Montgomery County Board of Education heard the latest concerns during a meeting Monday. "We are slowly being stripped of our arts programming, and it 'Real Housewives of Potomac' star Monique Samuels talks show's new season, parenting, podcast 05/02/2019 12:11am • Monique Samuels, Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon and Candiace Dillard return to Bravo TV this Sunday, May 5, as season four of "The Real Housewives of Potomac" gets underway. So, what can viewers expect from “RHOP" this year? “You're going to see relationships that y Ear infections: What every parent should know 05/02/2019 12:00am • Ear infections are one of the most common reasons children visit my pediatric practice. Recently, there have been changes to the way ear infections are diagnosed and treated. Current evidence-based guidelines stress the importance of pain management during early infection and offer practical ways to