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'It is going to be disruptive': 5 tips for parents preparing for potential COVID in schools 09/13/2021 03:40pm • Just days into the new school year, hundreds of D.C.-area students are in quarantine after potentially being exposed to the coronavirus. An entire sixth-grade class at Johnson Middle School in Southeast D.C. was told to quarantine, as were about 1,000 students in Montgomery County, Maryland. T Dave Koz jazzes up The Birchmere 09/13/2021 12:16pm • Hear the full conversation on today���s ���Beyond the Fame��� podcast. The D.C. Jazz Festival may be over, but the genre still echoes in our area. On Thursday night, Dave Koz comes to The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, with his annual Summer Horns tour. This year's edition includes Kirk Wh Heightened security at Frederick school after threat made against students 09/13/2021 04:54am • Police in the city of Frederick, Maryland, said charges are pending against a Monocacy Middle School student who threatened via social media to shoot other students. Officials said the threat was credible, but also found the middle school student did not have access to any means that would have a China's strict 21 day quarantine under question after new outbreak emerges 09/13/2021 03:12am • A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as the likely source of a new outbreak, raising questions over the sustainability of the country's stringent zero-Covid strategy. The fresh outbreak in Fujian province on China's southeas 10 most, least expensive private colleges 09/13/2021 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: C See the Average College Tuition in 2021-2022 09/13/2021 12:00am • The average college tuition cost has increased in the 2021-2022 academic year over the prior year across both public and private schools, U.S. News data shows. A college's sticker price is the amount advertised as the full rate for tuition and fees before financial need, scholarships and other aid a Five stages of grief, and how to get through them 09/12/2021 06:04am • When someone you love dies, the world as you've known it is totally upended. One way people cope, added psychologist Sherry Cormier, is by trying to find some sort of certainty. This need for structure is probably one factor behind the popularity that latched onto the "five stages of grief" over Explore the 2022 Best National Universities 09/12/2021 12:00am • Learn about the top 40 National Universities.Earning an undergraduate degree from a top college can open the door to many career opportunities. From public to private universities, U.S. News' best National Universities include a mix of research institutions that offer a diverse range of undergraduat Former prison inmate turned entrepreneur launches postcard business for those behind bars 09/11/2021 01:56pm • Keeping in touch is a major challenge for families of people serving time in prison. Flikshop is a new business that's making it easier and more affordable for inmates to communicate with the outside world. Marcus Bullock, a D.C.-area native and the CEO of Flikshop, was sentenced to eight years i DC-area leaders reflect on Sept. 11 attack on 20th anniversary 09/11/2021 01:01pm • Several D.C.-area leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with solemn speeches Saturday. The appearances come after President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton congregated in New York to pay tribute to the fallen. They each wore blue ri 'Not a choice any more': Council member presses DC on unvaccinated 09/10/2021 04:08pm • D.C. officials were asked point-blank on Friday what plans the District has for people who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 following President Joe Biden's mandate��announcement. That include students in D.C. Public Schools. "I want to understand our city's strategy regarding the unvaccina Maryland judge about to be arrested for child exploitation dies in apparent suicide 09/10/2021 03:11pm • A Maryland Eastern Shore judge who was about to be arrested for the sexual exploitation of a child allegedly took his own life Friday, according to federal and local officials. FBI agents went to the residence of Caroline County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Newell in Henderson, Maryland, early Fr Prince George's Co. schools updates COVID-19 testing policy, announces vaccine requirement for athletes 09/10/2021 01:30pm • Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland has announced plans to roll out random COVID-19 testing for students regardless of whether they show symptoms in a bid to get ahead of potential coronavirus outbreaks. In addition, the school system ��� the second largest in Maryland ����� announc Is Private School Tuition Tax Deductible? 09/10/2021 12:00am • With the cost of private K-12 education topping $12,000 a year on average nationwide, many parents wonder, is private school tuition tax deductible? Unfortunately, the answer is no on federal income tax returns. Yet parents do have some options to save money, most of which depend on location and in 10 Fun STEM Activities for Kids 09/10/2021 12:00am • Three-year-old Hannah came home from school with a question. Her teacher had placed a frozen bowl of water and plastic animals on the table and the class saw it thaw. But how did it freeze in the first place? The question prompted experiments at home, with bowls placed in the refrigerator, the free