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Most kids who vape want to quit. Why don’t they? 08/27/2024 04:30am • Most kids and teens who use e-cigarettes hope to cut the habit. But e-cigarettes continue to be the most common form of tobacco product for young people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s not for lack of effort on the part of public servants, famili DC-area school systems try to stop students from vaping. But is it working? 08/26/2024 02:07pm • School systems in the D.C. region have been wrestling with the issue of students vaping over the past couple of years. They’ve installed detectors, stationed bathroom monitors and warned teachers about the ways students might try to sneak a puff. But the issue hasn’t evaporated. According 'The call is coming from inside the house': Montgomery Co. school board emphasizes drug use problems on school grounds 08/23/2024 06:27am • The Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland has approved a plan to use $2 million to install vape detectors in all county high schools. While there's agreement that students vaping in bathrooms, and even in hallways, has been a problem in the schools, there are still lots of questions. Rules remain in place for Montgomery Co. schools' Friday night lights 08/23/2024 05:33am • From vaping, the cost of supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” on air and online this August and September. Montgomery County high schools in Maryland begin their foot Back on the bus for back to school: Prince George's County's drivers talk transportation 08/20/2024 07:00pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. School bus drivers are getting ready f 'We still have a lot of work to do here': Gov. Youngkin touts marginally improved test scores in Virginia 08/20/2024 03:41pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Virginia students made small strides on reading As student-athletes return back to school, some families wonder if they can afford high school athletics 08/19/2024 05:05am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. All summer, Aaliyah Heureaux has been diligentl Virginia releases draft guidelines to restrict cellphones in public schools 08/18/2024 03:00pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. The Virginia Department of Education issued its Metro police host back-to-school bash at Fort Totten station 08/17/2024 08:00pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. A colorful back-to-school fair greeted chil Alexandria health fair to offer hearing, dental, vision services to families just in time for start of school year 08/15/2024 12:40pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. A Virginia organization that’s known for earl Where to find new school zone speed cameras in Arlington County 08/15/2024 09:11am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. When students return to school in Arlington Montgomery Co. schools' new security chief says community engagement officers have caused 'confusion' and 'angst' 08/14/2024 07:02pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland mo Weapons detectors could come to Montgomery Co. high schools this year 08/14/2024 04:35am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Stepped up security is coming to Montgomery Cou 'It's not enough': Some Montgomery Co. parents hold out hope for restoration of a fully virtual education program 08/13/2024 08:11pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Families whose children had been in a specializ Loudoun Co. schools reviewing grading policies 08/13/2024 03:00pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Loudoun County Public Schools is launching a re