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The Prince George’s School Board held its first meeting since the chair halted them over what she called ethics concerns about contracts. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports public comments from parents and others were very critical.

The Prince George’s County Board of Education has new leadership, but many members are not happy with how it happened. Board member Ed Burroughs says County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ appointment of a new vice chair was a slap in the face to elected board members, who wanted more of a say. “When politicians make decisions that have nothing to...

The Prince George’s County Board of Education has new leadership, but many members are not happy with how it happened. County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey went inside a classroom in the Arlington Diocese to see how in-person classes are working after the first month.

A woman elected to the Fairfax County School Board this week is the first Libyan-American ever elected in the country.

Parents in Arlington County, Virginia, are concerned about proposed changes to some schools.

The woman who lost her job after displaying her middle finger at President Donald Trump’s motorcade has won a seat on a county board of supervisors in Virginia.

Parents in Fairfax County are fired up over a potential change in where their kids can go to school. The county is considering altering its school boundary policy to deal with overcrowding. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports some parents are concerned the district wants to promote social justice.

Two longtime commonwealth’s attorneys in Northern Virginia lost their Democratic primaries Tuesday to challengers who ran to the left.

The defeats of incumbent commonwealth’s attorneys in Arlington and Fairfax counties mean criminal justice system reforms are likely. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

South Carolina authorities said Friday that the death of a fifth grade girl at school last month was due to natural causes and not a fight with another student, which they described as lasting only seconds. But the family of the girl disagreed, saying she was repeatedly antagonized by the other student. Solicitor Duffie Stone said at a press conference...

Usually it’s students who find themselves fighting against school dress codes, often labeled as sexist, racist or just plain unfair. The roles were reversed for a mother of a high school student in Houston who told NBC affiliate KPRC that she was unable to register her daughter because school officials asked her to leave the property due to what she...

NBC 6 obtained a draft copy of one of lawsuits, claiming the Broward School District, the sheriff’s office and others were negligent and should be held responsible for the deaths of 17 people inside.

School board members and parents are looking for answers after a fifth grader died from injuries suffered in a fight at a South Carolina elementary school. Authorities released few details about the Monday fight. They say it involved two students and Raniya Wright was knocked unconscious at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro. She died in the hospital two days...

A Fairfax County School Board member is requesting $450,000 to add sensors to all motorized partitions in the school district after the tragic death of a third-grader. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

The redhead was Cathi Rush, who was desperately waiting on Feb. 14, 2018, to find out whether her 14-year-old son Brandon was OK. The blonde was Mechelle Boyle, whose three children did not attend the high school and were safe.

A Northern Virginia high school that is removing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s name will be renamed as Washington-Liberty High School.

A school board member in Prince George’s County, Maryland, says he wants the county to give free meals to public school students whose families are affected by the partial government shutdown.

A school board member in Prince George’s County, Maryland, says he wants the county to give free meals to public school students whose families are affected by the partial government shutdown. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

A boy shot in the upper body in Portsmouth, Virginia, died of his injuries, police said.