Virginia expands capacity for school performances

Sports games won't be the only events that spectators will be able to attend at schools in Virginia.

Virtual ‘thank you’ on Zoom at one Montgomery County high school, goes viral

Virtual classes have been hard for both students and teachers within the last year and a half, some who haven't even been able to meet each other in person yet. 

Parents around DC area wonder whether kids will need vaccinations to attend school

We’re hearing some reaction tonight as parents around the D.C. area are beginning to get notices for what vaccines their children must have in order to go back to school in the fall.

TC Williams High School to be renamed Alexandria High School

The Alexandria City Public School Board has voted unanimously to change the name of T.C. Williams High School to Alexandria High School.

NAACP looking into racially charged incidents in Fairfax County schools

The NAACP is reviewing a letter Fairfax County Public Schools sent to the community after multiple racially charged incidents in the district.

Fairfax County Schools offering four days of in-person learning if space allows

Beginning Tuesday Fairfax County Schools has welcomed back the most at risk students for four days of in-person learning, with promises to expand to all students kindergarten through 12th grade on April 20, if space allows.

Longtime DC educator and Maryland musician killed in Easter crash

Hearts are heavy across D.C. and Maryland after a deadly crash that killed a longtime educator from D.C. and a well known musician from Annapolis. 

Vermont high school moves into old Macy's building

Months after toxins forced a Vermont high school to close its doors, students began attending classes in an old Macy’s department store.

Student loan payment pause extended to borrowers who have defaulted on private loans

The federal government has extended a pause on student loan payments to more than 1 million people who have defaulted on loans held by private lenders, aiding thousands who were at risk of having tax returns seized to pay the debts.

Chicago area prep school asks students how they 'wield' white privilege in assignment

Students at a top Chicagoland Jesuit college preparatory school were forced to answer questions about how they have benefitted from white privilege and how they "wield this privilege."

Northern Virginia school districts navigating dozens of positive COVID-19 cases

We’re learning more from an epidemiologist as students continue to return to the classroom and more young people are testing positive for the coronavirus.

Student loan forgiveness: Department of Education cancels debt for more than 40,000 with disabilities

The U.S. Education Department is temporarily relaxing the rules of a student loan forgiveness program that's meant to help people with disabilities but that critics say carries overly burdensome rules.

Colleges weigh mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for students

As more Americans get vaccinated, colleges are considering mandatory vaccines for students before returning to campus.

Maryland schools reduce physical distancing for students to 3 feet

Maryland's Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that the state will adopt the CDC's updated physical distancing guidelines for grades K through 12 saying students can now - while wearing a mask - maintain a safe distance of at least three feet during in-person learning in the classroom.