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Kids in Prince George's Co. line up for COVID vaccine 11/13/2021 08:20pm • Children aged age 5-11, newly eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, lined up with parents Saturday morning to get their jab at a "pop-up" clinic inside the Wayne Curry Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. The special clinic offered more than just a shot in the arm and a lollipop. "O 'This hurts so deeply': Chris Daughtry postpones shows after step-daughter's unexpected death 11/13/2021 06:56pm • The band Daughtry has cancelled Saturday night's show at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland, after frontman Chris Daughtry's stepdaughter Hannah, 25, was found dead inside her home in Fentress County, Tennessee. Chris's wife, Deanna Daughtry, posted a family statement about the tragedy on In McDade promises 'swift action' after week of threats to Prince William County schools 11/13/2021 05:37am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Photo by Alex Mason via Facebook outside Woodbridge High School on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 (Photo Inside Nova) Prince William schoo DC lawmakers grill Mayor Bowser's appointee for superintendent of education 11/12/2021 10:45pm • D.C. lawmakers will vote to confirm Christina Grant as the new state superintendent of education next month, but this week, she took questions from lawmakers about how she plans to run the city's public and charter schools. Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointee has been leading the D.C. Office of the S Montgomery Co. schools respond to increased student mental health needs 11/12/2021 09:22pm • At a recent board of education meeting in Montgomery County, Maryland, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School teacher — and parent of a high school student — Monika Choinska-Powell described students as being in a "mental health crisis." "Every day I encounter students crying, sitting alone against Data Doctors: Does Windows 11 need anti-virus software? 11/12/2021 04:51pm • Q: With all of the new security features in Windows 11, should I still install some form of anti-virus software, and if so, which one? A: Microsoft has definitely stepped up the security features in Windows 11 in response to some of the more prevalent threats that most users will encounter in today Where children ages 5 to 11 can get a COVID vaccine in the DC region 11/12/2021 12:00pm • Children ages 5 to 11 can finally be inoculated against COVID-19, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) making a lower-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available to millions of kids nationwide via pharmacies, county-run clinics and other health providers. Federal officials on Tuesda 50 ways to improve your finances in 2022 11/12/2021 10:30am • Money resolutions for 2022 Entering 2022, consumers are facing sustained high rates of inflation, possible changes to the tax code and a struggling supply chain. Amid these challenges, and taking into account the last two years of crisis, it may be more important than ever that individuals and fa The week in bankruptcies: 3 entities in Greater Washington 11/12/2021 10:00am • The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by parent company American City Business Journals. During the week that ended Nov. 5, Washington-area bankruptcy courts recorded three business filings, including one with t Md. child care providers still in 'survival mode,' parents wait for child care aid 11/12/2021 09:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With 751 fewer child care providers in Maryland 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to close or scale back, providers say t BAE Systems reaches deal to acquire military simulator software developer 11/12/2021 08:23am • BAE Systems Inc. said Thursday it has reached an agreement to purchase Bohemia Interactive Simulations, an Orlando, Florida, software developer specializing in military training simulators. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Through the deal, the Falls Church defense contractor — a subsidiar What is 'Decoding'? 11/12/2021 12:00am • Teaching a child to read is all about "decoding," a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term -- and some parents will hear it a great deal in the early grades -- decoding is just a recognition that written language, at its basic Should You Buy Nvidia (NVDA)? 3 Pros, 3 Cons 11/12/2021 12:00am • Should investors buy Nvidia stock?Nvidia Corp. (ticker: NVDA) designs and manufactures computer graphics processors and related computing technology. Founded in 1993, Nvidia went public in 1999. In the early 2000s, it struck key deals to place its chips in Xboxes and PlayStations. Today, Nvidia's gr Exploring Private Middle Schools in Los Angeles 11/12/2021 12:00am • While parents in Los Angeles are no strangers to long discussions over where to send their children for elementary school and high school, choosing an option for the preteen years of middle school -- traditionally grades 6-8 -- might get left out of those conversations. The reason is simple: Privat Montgomery Co. schools to begin COVID-19 'test-to-stay' pilot next week 11/11/2021 11:16pm • After backtracking on the start of a program designed to reduce student quarantines, the public school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, says its "test-to-stay" pilot will begin next week. Montgomery County Public Schools conceived its "test-to-stay" program to allow students who are exposed