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Preparing for the SSAT 10/04/2021 12:00am • The application process to get into a private K-12 school often begins with one of the most commonly accepted entrance exams, the Secondary School Admission Test, known simply as the SSAT. The SSAT is a series of elementary, middle and upper-level tests that are administered to more than 70,000 s DC Council member questions religious exemption for COVID vaccines 10/01/2021 01:54pm • One member of the D.C. Council questioned why the city has a religious exemption in place for COVID-19 vaccines Friday. "Would the Department of Health support removing the religious exemption from our vaccine policies entirely?" asked At-Large Council member Elissa Silverman during a weekly call The week in bankruptcies: 2 entities in Greater Washington 10/01/2021 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 Sept. 24, Washington-area bankruptcy courts recorded two business filings. Year to date through After a year of acquisitions, Peraton sells off a business unit 10/01/2021 08:14am • Peraton Corp. is selling off a business unit, an unusual move in what's been an extremely acquisitive year for the federal contractor. The Herndon information technology services company has sold its systems engineering, integration and support services business, it said Thursday. While terms were 10 Indoor Physical Activities for Kids 10/01/2021 12:00am • Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and colder temperatures will soon take hold across much of the country. For parents and teachers caring for children in early grades, that means going outdoors for exercise at a park or playground will get increasingly harder. But experts say planning in DC Council emergency bill calls for expanded virtual learning 09/30/2021 09:59pm • The D.C. Council will introduce emergency legislation Tuesday that, if approved, would expand virtual learning and the definition of excused absences. In a draft of the legislation that Chairman Phil Mendelson shared Thursday, virtual learning would be available to D.C. public or charter school s Peacock's 'Top Chef Family Style' stars mother and son from Montgomery County 09/30/2021 12:09pm • Silver linings can come from pandemics if you just know the proper ingredients. One young local amateur chef got the combination just right, landing himself on a major cooking show. Milan Bhayana, 15, a sophomore at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, began cooking elaborate dishes between v Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID 09/30/2021 08:51am • She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daugh For first time since June, projected US COVID-19 deaths are decreasing 09/30/2021 01:51am • For the first time since June, the rate of new Covid-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the third week in a row, Wednesday's CDC forecast predicted that hospitaliza How to Best Childproof Your Home 09/30/2021 12:00am • Whether you're planning to welcome a new baby into your home or you already have one crawling around and making mischief, you've got childproofing on the brain. But how much is necessary to keep your kid healthy and safe, and when does it become a must? Children are unlikely to be exposed to the da Loudoun schools turn to parents for help curbing 'Devious Licks' TikTok trend 09/29/2021 10:01pm • The Loudoun County public school system in Virginia is asking parents to talk to their kids to discourage their participation in the destructive "Devious Licks" TikTok trend. TikTok said it is removing Devious Licks video content — which consist of a series of challenges in which students steal DC Council draft bill could expand virtual learning, require vaccination for students 09/29/2021 06:19pm • Weeks into the school year, D.C. Council members are drafting emergency legislation that could make virtual learning more accessible and require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are eligible to receive them. The council is scheduled to return from its recess for its first legislative meetin 2 injured, 7 arrested after fight at Annapolis High School 09/29/2021 03:52pm • Two students are injured and seven others are in custody after a fight broke out at Maryland's Annapolis High School Wednesday morning. Anne Arundel County Public Schools officials said two school resource officers saw fighting at the top of a stairwell on the school's second floor around 8:45 a. DC Council gets an earful on issues with HVAC systems in city schools 09/29/2021 06:54am • The D.C. Council got an earful in a marathon hearing about air quality and other issues in D.C. Public Schools. In a more than nine-hour hearing Tuesday, most of the concerns expressed by parents, teachers and council members themselves focused on HVAC systems that are not working at all or impro The Real Agenda Behind China's Crackdown on Educational Technology 09/29/2021 12:00am • China this year has been executing a vast, society-wide crackdown. We have been seeing it in popular culture, with the recent suspension of K-Pop accounts on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, and the banning of the latest Marvel blockbuster due to comments made by the star that were perceived