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15 of the Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2021 11/10/2021 12:00am • Dividend stocks offer better returns than bonds.2021 has thankfully been a less volatile year for investors than 2020. While there have been various bumps along the way, the economy continues to recover swiftly from last year's pandemic shock. Surging job numbers and consumer spending are leading to How Children Learn to Write 11/10/2021 12:00am • Long before children enter a formal education setting, they are developing the skills that lay the foundation for learning to write. From fine motor skills to the complexities of vocabulary and sentence structure, it takes years for children to fully hone their writing technique. And while all chil How Colleges Are Bridging the Digital Divide 11/10/2021 12:00am • When the coronavirus pandemic forced campuses to shut down abruptly in March 2020, colleges and universities scrambled to move courses online -- in turn bringing to light an existing digital divide in education. Many students went from being able to access on-campus computer labs and other technolo Montgomery County teachers union warning of a 'great resignation' 11/09/2021 08:12pm • Montgomery County Education Association President Jennifer Martin is warning the Maryland school system is facing a "great resignation" if staffing shortages aren't addressed. The school system currently has over 300 full-time teacher vacancies. Martin said that on any given day, half the request Howard Co. announces $2 million investment to aid in school bus driver retention, hiring 11/09/2021 05:55pm • Howard County, Maryland, Executive Calvin Ball announced the commitment of $2 million in American Rescue Plan funds to aid in bus driver retention and hiring. In a video statement, Ball acknowledged the impact of nearly 100 school bus routes and service interruptions throughout the county on Mond Prince George's Co. names task force to recommend changes, study school board roiled by controversy 11/09/2021 05:41pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is naming a task force to review the Maryland school system's Board of Education and issue recommendations for revamping a board roiled by controversy, petty squabbles and allegations of misconduct. “Over the last several decades, our Board of Montgomery Co. cancels classes day before Thanksgiving, citing substitute shortage, low attendance 11/09/2021 02:46pm • Montgomery County Public School's board voted unanimously to cancel classes on the day before Thanksgiving in Maryland's largest school system, citing substitute teacher shortages and historically low student attendance. During a school board meeting on Tuesday, interim superintendent Monifa McKn Montgomery Co.'s 'test-to-stay' program now on hold 11/09/2021 02:05pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the launch of a "test-to-stay" program to keep large numbers of students out of COVID-19 quarantines has hit a snag after new guidance from state health authorities. The test-to-stay program, operating in a pilot phase, was supposed to launch last wee Teen charged as adult in stabbing at Montgomery Blair High School 11/09/2021 01:04pm • The teenage boy who allegedly stabbed his classmate outside Montgomery Blair High School in Maryland on Monday is now facing charges as an adult. His relative is also under arrest. A day after Montgomery County police responded to Montgomery Blair High School for a stabbing in the school parki 'Unacceptable' behavior: Montgomery Co. HS students in Bethesda fight 11/09/2021 09:24am • The principals of two Montgomery County, Maryland, schools are speaking out after an altercation Friday between students at their schools. Walter Johnson High School Principal Jennifer Baker and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Principal Shelton Mooney penned a joint letter this week slamming the Best virtual and digital gifts 11/09/2021 08:44am • From computer chip shortages to backlogged ports, a number of factors might make it difficult to find some gift items on store shelves this year. And even if you can find the gift you want, expected shipping delays may make it hard to get it to the intended recipient in time. The answer may be to Which D.C.-area schools are most diverse? See for yourself. 11/09/2021 07:24am • The need for greater diversity plays a major role in corporate America, from suppliers to the C-suite. So, it's only natural that it would figure in just as much in our earliest, most formative years as well: in our K-12 schools. In this day and age, the diversity of a student body can be just as 10 Market Factors Advisors Should Eye Heading Into 2022 11/09/2021 12:00am • As financial advisors and clients start to dive into holiday mode, and 2022 sneaks up, there are numerous factors impacting how the markets function. Advisors should be taking these into account. As experienced advisors know, many clients use their free time in late December to look inward. That oft 11 Colleges With the Lowest Acceptance Rates 11/09/2021 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: 8 Charles Co. kids OK after eating edibles during recess 11/08/2021 08:20pm • Eight kids are in good health after they ate edibles during recess at their elementary school on Monday in Charles County, Maryland. County schools spokeswoman Sarah Taylor said the incident happened at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Waldorf. A teacher saw a group of students passing ar