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Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on Alexandria schools preparing to make sure every student ages 5 to 11 has access to the COVID-19 vaccine if the FDA approves Pfizer’s application.

For children who spent all last year in virtual instruction, this fall represents a big — and possibly tough — transition. But one Fairfax County principal has found a way to ease the way for her virtual learners and their parents. News4’s Julie Carey has her story.

Nine-year-old D’Corey Johnson shared his rendition of the national anthem with his classmates Bates Elementary in Louisville, Kentucky.

A group of budding young writers is about to publish a book with some help from Maine’s most famous writer

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.

Therapy dogs came to an elementary school in Fauquier County, Virginia, on Tuesday to help children who are missing their classmate, 6-year-old Wyatt Norwood. The boy’s 17-year-old brother Levi Norwood is accused of killing Wyatt and their mother, Jennifer Norwood. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

The principal and vice principal of an elementary school in Charles County, Maryland, have been reassigned after parents voiced their disdain with the school’s response to a reported sexual assault incident on the playground.

A suburban school bus driver was arrested after she allegedly purchased beer at a convenience store and drank it while picking up students during a morning bus route.

The parents of three fourth-grade girls who say a group of boys attacked and sexually assaulted them on the playground last month have come forward to demand that the Charles County superintendent and other school officials step down for their “botched” response to the incident.

The parents of three fourth-grade girls who say a group of boys attacked and sexually assaulted them on the playground last month have come forward to demand that the Charles County superintendent and other school officials step down for their “botched” response to the incident.

A 10-year-old has been charged with fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault for an incident at an elementary school, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Prince George’s County police are searching for a killer in a double stabbing in Oxon Hill. Children had just gotten out of elementary school Monday when they stumbled upon the horrific crime scene. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports the area is a popular park and playground.

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry far-reaching immunity from lawsuits in the aftermath of mass killings. The court this week allowed families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre to sue the maker of the AR-15 used in the attack. The case against Remington...

A man who worked as a substitute teacher and teacher’s assistant at two Virginia elementary schools has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for trying to entice a child to engage in illegal sexual conduct

Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., introduced a bill Wednesday that would lengthen the school day to 6 p.m. to better align with working parents’ schedules. The proposal, first reported by Mother Jones, calls for a three-hour extension of elementary school hours during weekdays and appoints money for the creation of summer programs and activities when school is not in...

Democratic leaders in Maryland’s General Assembly say they want the state’s schools to be the best in the country again, and they are planning on spending billions to get it done. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports the plan may face opposition from Gov. Larry Hogan, who says he won’t raise taxes to fund the project.

Nearly a million children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would reduce the number of people who get food stamps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an analysis that says as many as 982,000 children could be affected by the change. About half would have to pay a reduced price...

Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard. School officials in Helena made the discovery shortly before classes began at Rossiter Elementary School. They blocked off...

High school and middle school students are participating in active shooter drills across Montgomery County, in what MCPS Chief Safety Officer Ed Clarke calls a “lockdown with options.”

An employee for the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is accused of dealing deadly drugs outside the office in Southwest D.C. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.