Education

Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) students showed “measurable gains" on the 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP), with the strongest year-over-year progress coming from the district's most challenged schools and student groups.

Montgomery County Public Schools are back in session, and students are returning to some big changes.

Students across Prince George’s County are heading back to class, but transportation remains a concern.

Parents are reacting after a day school in northern Virginia has decided to step up and offer to take over the Aurora School in Leesburg after it abruptly shut down. 

As proof of their excitement for their final year, several dozen high school seniors gathered on Washington Liberty High School's football field at least three hours before the first bell, to participate in a yearly APS tradition called: "Senior Sunrise!"

More than 52,000 students and 4,800 teachers returned to D.C. classrooms Monday, kicking off the new school year amid heightened security and political tension over a federal crime crackdown.

A school bus crashed Saturday morning that was transporting a middle school football team, according to a local report.

A teacher in Florida is facing possible discipline after reportedly giving a student a mock award, sparking backlash from the student’s family and state officials.

Arlington County became the latest flashpoint in the national debate over transgender student rights Thursday night, as protesters rallied outside a packed school board meeting. 

Parents of students at EXCEL Academy Public Charter School say they were told on Friday that the school was closing, just days before the first day of school. 

Howard University President Ben Vinson III is stepping down, the university announced Friday in a post on its official X account.

New details are emerging about what led to the closure of a school for students with special needs. 

The damp weather didn't dampen the mood as around 82,000 Loudoun County Public School students returned to the classroom on Thursday, August 21st. 

Two students facing suspension at Stone Bridge High School following a Title IX investigation will be allowed back in school.

In a country with tens of thousands of high schools, a single Virginia institution has earned a spot among the nation's top five.

Five northern Virginia school districts have been placed on "high-risk" status by the U.S. Department of Education over their bathroom and locker room policies, putting millions of federal dollars at stake.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The parents of two Stonebridge High students say their sons will be suspended after a Title IX investigation into a incident in a boys locker room.

A 6th grader at an exclusive Phoenix private school was allegedly stripped in a bathroom by older students. Parents are questioning the school's response and transparency.

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid cut her interview with FOX 5 short Monday, appearing unwilling to discuss certain topics as students headed back to class.