BACK TO SCHOOL

As schools in our area reopen, there’s a lot of anxiety and mixed emotions. News4’s parents are feeling it, too. Some of them are getting together to talk about how getting the kids back to school is going. They’re sharing the good, the bad and the difficulties we all can relate to in an ongoing weekly segment. Molette Green’s...

News4’s parents share their feeling about in-person v. virtual learning.

Some of News4’s parents share how they are celebrating the holidays in the pandemic.

How do you keep your kids structured while learning from home? The News4 parents share some tips.

The pandemic has created a lot of negatives in our lives, however there are some things that may have gotten better. News4’s parents share some of their pandemic positives.

Some of News4’s parents share how they are doing themselves during the pandemic.

Some of News4’s parents have been meeting to talk about parenting in a pandemic. Today, they catch up to see how the kids are doing.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder joins Fairfax County students during their first day of in-person classes.

Some members of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers say they are uncomfortable with the plan to return to classrooms. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.

A deadline has been extended by four days for Fairfax County Public School teachers who were initially given 48 hours to choose whether they will return to the classrooms.

Weeks into the school year, some News4 parents share what they and their children have experienced.

Fairfax County Public School teachers say they’ve been given 48 hours to choose whether they will return to the classrooms for in-person instruction when small groups of students begin returning to class in a matter of weeks. That means about 650 teachers and staff have until 4:30 p.m. Friday to decide. One FCPS instructional support staffer spoke with News4 anonymously....

Fairfax County schools want to bring teachers back to the classroom as small groups of students get ready to return. News4’s Drew Wilder spoke one with one teacher who feels she’s being forced to choose between risking her life, or losing her job.

School is back in session, but students are returning to dramatically different classrooms than the ones they left abruptly in the spring. First graders in masks, calculus over Zoom video calls, indoor recess: a world ravaged by Covid-19 has reimagined what it means to learn.  In Texas, the new academic year is causing a blitz of emotions, from excitement...

If your grocery bill is through the roof these days, you’re not alone. With most kids learning from home, News4’s parents say they can’t keep up with the constant snacking. They’re sharing tips with Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan on what they’re doing to stop the revolving kitchen door.

Chrissy Teigen has a new fan for life. Special education teacher Lily Parshenov’s Amazon wish list was among those purchased by Teigen as the star wanted to give a helping hand to teachers across the country.

The millions of American youngsters returning to online classes Tuesday are facing technical glitches and other headaches that have plagued remote learning since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

The virtual school year got off to a rocky start in Arlington. News4’s Drew Wilder talks with parents about their frustration, and takes a look at what went wrong.

Students are returning to school, both in person and online, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A very unusual school year begins Tuesday for thousands of students in Northern Virginia. More than 188,000 students at Fairfax County Public Schools, one of the largest districts in the country, are among those logging on for classes. It’s also the first day for public school students in the city of Alexandria and in Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William counties….