Judiciary committee to hold meeting on online safety for kids
Lawmakers are looking to make the internet and social media safer for children after growing concerns about sex predators and other threats that leave minors at risk while browsing the web and popular apps.
Estimated 230K students in 21 states missing from school post-pandemic, analysis finds
These students didn’t move out of state, and they didn’t sign up for private school or home-school, according to an analysis by the Associated Press and Stanford researchers, based on publicly available data.
Parents frustrated by student privacy laws want more transparency in schools
Generally, parents want to know as much as possible as what's going on in their children's schools.
Maryland classroom size bill up for debate
According to the Maryland State Education Association, large class sizes are a big concern for teachers and even parents.
Catoctin High School track star disqualified from race for celebrating
It was a disqualification in Hagerstown that’s been the talk of the running world this week.
Jury finds former MCPS bus driver criminally responsible for sexually abusing 4 special needs students
A jury found former Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver Etienne Kabongo criminally responsible for sexually abusing four special needs students.
Mental health classes could soon be required in Virginia schools
A new bill created to address mental health in the classroom is making its way through the Virginia General Assembly.
Virginia Tech building $1 billion graduate campus in Alexandria
The new VA Tech graduate campus will be completed by 2030 and will cost more than $1 billion.
15-year-old charged with bringing gun to Prince George's County high school
A 15-year-old is facing charges after bringing a gun to a Prince George's County high school on Wednesday, according to police.
Black-owned schools founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina, 7,000 employees in New Orleans were terminated, 4,000 of whom were teachers. Of those teachers, roughly 72% were African American.
Virginia Attorney General holds town hall on Asian discrimination in schools
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and the Asian American community in Fairfax County held a town hall meeting to discuss discrimination.
6-year-old who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher constantly cursed at staff and teachers, tried to whip students with his belt and once choked another teacher “until she couldn’t breathe."
Wakefield HS reopens after overdose death; increased police after 'concerning' online posts
New concerns at an Arlington high school that reopened Monday after a suspected student overdose death, and a number of other troubling incidents last week, forced classes to be canceled Friday.
USDA targets sugar, sodium in new proposed nutrition standards for school meals
The 280-page plan includes the first limits on added sugars.
Suspect arrested in Wakefield High School trespassing incident
An 18-year-old man is charged with trespassing at Wakefield High School in Arlington, marking the second major incident to happen at the school this week.
‘This is real’: Sesame Street’s first Black woman puppeteer fills ‘impactful’ role
Megan Piphus Peace never dreamed she'd be working on the same set she watched as a child — and inspiring young Black girls to pursue their passions.
Wakefield High School cancels classes after lockdown and overdose incidents
Classes have been canceled at Wakefield High School tomorrow and mental health support will be provided to students and staff to process this week’s incidents.
Here's how drug dealers use Snapchat and Instagram to reach kids
Emojis and keywords are linking kids directly to drug dealers on platforms like Snapchat and Instagram.
Wakefield High School parents express concern after apparent student overdose
Parents are questioning school administration after a student was found unconscious in a bathroom at Wakefield High School due to an apparent drug overdose.
N-word written on locker at Gaithersburg High School; MCPS launches investigation
Hate-based graffiti was found Wednesday in the boy's locker room at Gaithersburg High School.