Virginia school temporarily closes over coronavirus concerns

A private school in Virginia is temporarily closing its doors as students and faculty are being quarantined over concerns of coronavirus. This comes after a recent school-sponsored trip to Northern Italy. 

Lawmakers OK mental health training for Virginia teachers

Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that will require full-time teachers to complete mental health awareness training, though some advocates are split on how the training should be implemented.

USC to offer free tuition for families earning $80,000 or less

In an effort to widen access for more middle and low-income students, USC will eliminate tuition for families earning $80,000 or less annually and will no longer consider home equity in financial aid calculations, it was reported Thursday.

Family services worker picks up wrong kid from DC elementary school

“We just felt like that my son wasn’t going to come back,” the mom of a kid mistakenly released from a D.C. school tells FOX 5. 

Neelsville Middle students speak out about school nicknamed 'prison on the hill'

A group of students spoke during the public comment period of the Montgomery County Council meeting Wednesday night, pleading for the funding to fix their schools.

Fairfax County Public Schools meets with Special Education PTA about concerns

Fairfax County Public Schools and the county’s Special Education Parent Teacher Association had a heart-to-heart conversation about the county’s troubles protecting its special needs students.

Las Vegas Raiders pledge $500K toward eliminating school lunch debt across Nevada

The donation will be made to the Nevada Department of Agriculture meal service program, which provides breakfast and lunch to students across the the state.

21 students from Chinese province at center of virus outbreak in Fairfax County for school, cultural exchange

Twenty-one students and five chaperones from the province at the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China arrived in the D.C. region two days ago to take part in a school exchange program with Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Can you pass this simple civics test?

Maryland Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Trent Kittleman feel Maryland residents just don’t know enough about our government. It’s why they co-sponsored House Bill 834.

Montgomery County parents voice concerns over redistricting

Several hundred people turned out tonight as Montgomery County held its latest school boundary analysis meeting. 

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces $9M in tax credits for student loan debt

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced the awarding of nearly $9 million in tax credits for Maryland residents with student loan debt. The governor announced the tax credits Monday.

Montgomery County Public Schools boundary analysis leads to anxiety, confusion

There is so much confusion over a boundary analysis commissioned by the Montgomery County Board of Education that the superintendent attempted to set the record straight on Thursday. 

Gale-Bailey Elementary School parents file a DOJ complaint after the alleged October 2019 sexual assault

In Charles County, the parents of the three fourth grade girls who claim they were sexually assaulted on their elementary school playground, have filed a complaint with the Justice Department Civil Rights Division.