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Virginia Board of Education backs new funding formula for school divisions Virginia Board of Education backs new funding formula for school divisions 12/16/2023 09:02pm • The Virginia Board of Education is asking the General Assembly to develop a plan for changing the state’s existing school funding formula to help divisions strapped for money but isn’t backing a proposal to remove a cap that limits the number of support positions the state will fund. Accordin Congressional hearing looks into GSA's decision to choose Greenbelt for FBI home Congressional hearing looks into GSA's decision to choose Greenbelt for FBI home 12/12/2023 03:34pm • The decision by the General Services Administration to choose Greenbelt over Springfield to be the home of the new FBI Headquarters has generated outrage from lawmakers in Virginia as well as top FBI officials, who have raised questions about the process that led to the decision. Members of Congr ‘A dreamland’: Dedicated gluten-free bakery opens in Prince William Co. ‘A dreamland’: Dedicated gluten-free bakery opens in Prince William Co. 12/03/2023 11:36pm • A dedicated gluten-free bakery — the only one of its kind in Prince William County, Virginia — officially opened Friday. It’s already become a haven for those who can’t eat most pastries sold in stores. The new bakery, Honey and Ivy, is located at 9105 Center Street in Old Town Manassas This holiday season, one doctor wants you to 'live a little' This holiday season, one doctor wants you to 'live a little' 12/03/2023 04:53pm • The holiday season means a lot of eating, and a lot of overindulging. If you’re looking to keep off those extra holiday pounds, one doctor says you can still eat the cookie. “There's so much in our culture where food is used to celebrate things … So completely abstaining from all these thin Why so many DCPS teachers are headed for the classroom exit Why so many DCPS teachers are headed for the classroom exit 12/02/2023 06:00am • Increasing numbers of D.C. public school teachers are heading for the classroom door. At a hearing held by the D.C. Council during the week, some educators sounded off on what's lost when their peers exit the classroom as turnover that eased during COVID-19 rebounded to pre-pandemic rates. Wit Sexual harassment allegations against former Montgomery Co. principal substantiated by inspector general Sexual harassment allegations against former Montgomery Co. principal substantiated by inspector general 12/01/2023 06:27pm • Allegations that Joel Beidleman engaged in sexual harassment while serving as the principal of Farquhar Middle School in Olney, Maryland, have been substantiated by the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General. An investigation supported allegations that "Beidleman made repeated comments Counting calories? Carbs? Try limiting ultra-processed foods instead, Va. Tech researcher says Counting calories? Carbs? Try limiting ultra-processed foods instead, Va. Tech researcher says 12/01/2023 03:08pm • Instead of concentrating on cutting calories or carbs, a health researcher and assistant professor at Virginia Tech suggests reducing the amount of highly processed food that has been physically and chemically modified. "A lot of people have this kind of 'calories in, calories out' advice for wei Why burpees, laps and aerobic bowling start the day at this Fairfax Co. elementary school Why burpees, laps and aerobic bowling start the day at this Fairfax Co. elementary school 11/27/2023 04:19pm • For 12 years, dozens of kids at Chesterbrook Elementary School in McLean, Virginia, have hit the gym an hour before class to get their energy up and learn lifelong fitness habits and skills. Around 30 fifth and sixth graders ran laps, slammed medicine balls and did burpees Monday morning under th Riverdale community mourns 2 children struck, killed outside school Riverdale community mourns 2 children struck, killed outside school 11/25/2023 10:58pm • Members of the Riverdale community in Prince George's County, Maryland, came together on the grounds of Riverdale Elementary School at sunset Saturday for a candlelight vigil in memory of the two children struck and killed outside their school Monday morning. Shalom Mbah, 10, and Sky Sosa, 5, wer Maryland Democrats elect former Howard Co. executive as party chair, exposing political rift Maryland Democrats elect former Howard Co. executive as party chair, exposing political rift 11/18/2023 10:51pm • Ken Ulman, a one-time rising political star in Maryland who more recently has been a key consultant and influencer in the state on economic development and construction projects, is returning to the political arena. Ulman was overwhelmingly elected the new state Democratic chair Saturday morning, Holiday tradition: What we're stressed about in 2023 Holiday tradition: What we're stressed about in 2023 11/17/2023 10:16am • Many of us are looking forward to Thanksgiving and winter holidays, but with all that togetherness comes another tradition — holiday stress. A new annual pulse check on holiday stress in America shows we're slightly less stressed than we were in 2022 — but what we're stressed about has change Presto's Picks: Terps play Michigan without Harbaugh, while Dukes face NCAA without common sense Presto's Picks: Terps play Michigan without Harbaugh, while Dukes face NCAA without common sense 11/17/2023 09:06am • Two of the bigger college football stories in the country are taking place right in our backyards (okay, Harrisonburg, Virginia, is more like at the end of the woods but before the property line). No. 2 Michigan has won 33 of its last 34 games after being decidedly second fiddle in the Big Ten Ea Md. woman who survived pancreatic cancer raises awareness about the potentially deadly illness Md. woman who survived pancreatic cancer raises awareness about the potentially deadly illness 11/17/2023 04:32am • Eighteen years ago, Anne Shimabukuro of Potomac, Maryland, realized something was off with her body when she began having stomach pains when she ate. “I realized that something was wrong when I was feeling nauseous after eating, and then the pain would last all day,” she said. The pain in HITT Contracting's new Falls Church HQ will have huge solar canopy and research hub HITT Contracting's new Falls Church HQ will have huge solar canopy and research hub 11/16/2023 11:46am • HITT Contracting, whose portfolio includes some of the most high-profile building and redevelopment projects in the D.C. area, will move to a new Falls Church, Virginia, headquarters in late 2026. The campus will be focused on sustainability and next-generation construction technology. HITT w As weight loss injectables become more popular, what do you need to know first? As weight loss injectables become more popular, what do you need to know first? 11/14/2023 10:49am • High rates of obesity and the effectiveness of weight loss drugs are sparking huge demand for medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. What some people may not know is that these anti-obesity drugs don't come in pill form — instead, you have to inject them into the fatty parts of your bod
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