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School bus drivers back on job in Anne Arundel County 10/06/2021 07:14am • Striking school bus drivers are back at work in Maryland's Anne Arundel County Wednesday. Drivers with the Annapolis Bus Co., which has a contract with Anne Arundel County Public Schools, went on strike Monday, demanding better pay and benefits. Bob Mosier, spokesman for the school system, tel COVID Conspiracy: Analysis of foreign disinformation driving US vaccine resistance 10/06/2021 04:08am • Disinformation is based on a lie ��� plain and simple. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, or NCSC, says disinformation is ���false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately, most often by adversaries.��� While adversaries really are the genesis of most disinforma Hospitalizations are down, but 8 states still have under 15% of ICU beds available 10/06/2021 03:34am • While much of the US is seeing a decline in hospitalizations for Covid-19, it's also evident the fight against the pandemic is far from over as eight states are reporting limited numbers of available ICU beds. Texas, Idaho, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas and North Carolina have 15 What the PSAT Is and What to Know About the Exam 10/06/2021 12:00am • The SAT may be a household name, but high school students should also familiarize themselves with the PSAT, or Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. The exam comes in three forms: the PSAT 8/9, the PSAT/NMSQT and the PSAT 10. The PSAT 10 is the same test as the PSAT/NMSQT, though students take thes What is an IEP? 10/06/2021 12:00am • This year, some parents will learn their child needs an Individualized Education Program, commonly known as an IEP. It might be because they severely disrupted the classroom more than once. It could be that they aren't keeping up academically, even with extra help. It could be a physical disability DC Council defies mayor, passes bill addressing concerns about in-person learning 10/05/2021 08:06pm • D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, shown here in a file photo, acknowledged that an expansion in virtual learning ��� as part of an emergency measure passed Tuesday ��� amounts to a group far smaller than what council members wanted to see. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) After an hour of discussion New research shows that school mask mandates work 10/05/2021 07:53pm • Recently published findings on universal masking policies in schools reinforce previously touted messages that they help keep kids safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a D.C. pediatrician says. "These studies found that school districts without a universal masking policy in place were more li Amid bus driver strike, Anne Arundel Co. exec calls on school system to create plan 'ASAP' 10/05/2021 05:31pm • As a school bus driver strike in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, stretches toward its third day, leaving parents scrambling, County Executive Steuart Pittman said he's angry with the situation and called on the school system to come up with a plan. As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 80 bus routes Fairfax Co. aquatics instructor facing 30 felony child porn, solicitation charges 10/05/2021 10:49am • A Fairfax County, Virginia, aquatics instructor faces more than two dozen child pornography charges after police say they found tens of thousands of explicit images and videos of children in his online Dropbox account. Brendan Lynch, 21, of Alexandria, was arrested Monday, Fairfax County police s What Should a First Grader Know? 10/05/2021 12:00am • Most adults have only hazy memories of the early grades in school. So when parents and grandparents watch their little ones march off to join America's education system, a natural question arises: What should a first grader know? Education experts have a solid answer. If kindergarten is about trans How Parents Can Offer Homework Help 10/05/2021 12:00am • Getting kids to do their homework can be a battle of wills, and many parents can attest to the frustrations that come with helping children complete assignments. But education experts say there is plenty of homework help available for both parents and students. While some educators and researchers Bus driver dispute leaves Anne Arundel students looking for a ride 10/04/2021 06:24pm • Thousands of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, school students who take the bus to school were out of luck Monday. A number of drivers for the Annapolis Bus Company, which contracts with the school district, failed to show up to work amid an ongoing dispute with the bus company. Bob Mosier, the s DC mayor, council clash over proposed COVID-19 school bill 10/04/2021 02:31pm • Days after the D.C. Council announced plans to introduce emergency legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning and loosening attendance policies, Mayor Muriel Bowser doubled down on her stance that the city's current approach aligns with national health guidelines and urged the council to recons These D.C.-area high schools best prepare students for college, per 2022 ranking 10/04/2021 06:44am • It's no wonder the D.C. region held its own in the top three metro areas for being most educated ��� not just in terms of the number of degrees in the hands of its residents, but also due to the quality of secondary education leading up to those preeminent college years. So as part of our series on 'The Sessions' husband-and-wife team release rom-com 'Falling for Figaro' 10/04/2021 04:52am • Hear the full conversation on today's "Beyond the Fame" podcast. In 2012, writer-director Ben Lewin delivered the Oscar-nominated gem "The Sessions" (2012), followed by the Moe Berg baseball flick "The Catcher was a Spy" (2018). Now, he reunites with producer wife Judi Levine for IFC's "Fa