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Charles County Schools Expands Food Program
Charles County Schools is expanding its food program to make it easier for parents to pick up meals during the day. News4’s Megan McGrath has more on the program and who can benefit.
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DCPS and WTU Reach Deal to Resume In-Person Learning
D.C. Public Schools and its biggest teachers union just reached an agreement on when everyone will be expected to return to the classroom. News4’s Derrick Ward has more on the plan.
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Students Are Falling Behind in Math as COVID-19 Continues to Disrupt Education, According to a Study
After months of school disruptions and remote teaching due to COVID-19, researchers are starting to see some of the impact on learning. Megan Kuhfeld, a senior research scientist with the nonprofit NWEA, joined LX News to explain a study that found that the pandemic has led to many students falling behind in math specifically.
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Thousands of Fairfax County Students to Return to All-Online Learning
Fairfax County Public Schools are notifying parents that thousands of children will return to all-virtual instruction as coronavirus cases rise in Virginia. Group 3 students, including some English Language Learners and special education students, will return to online learning on Monday. About 4,100 were set to be in Group 3. FCPS said the positivity rate is too high to keep…
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Virginia Governor Mandates Curfew and Masks Outdoors to Fight COVID-19 Spread
Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder breaks down new coronavirus restrictions in Virginia.
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Rise in COVID-19 Cases Could Mean Return to All Virtual Learning in Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the rise in coronavirus cases that could send some students back to all virtual learning.
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More Montgomery County Students Seeing Failing Grades During Pandemic
The numbers show a widening achievement gap, with low-income, minority and special education students hit hardest.
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Families Create Their Own Classrooms
With school staying online for so long, many local families are creating their own classrooms. News4’s Aimee Cho talked to a group of students from Hunters Woods Elementary School about how “pandemic pod learning” is going.
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News4 Parents Share Their Opinions on the New School Year During the Pandemic
News4’s parents share their feeling about in-person v. virtual learning.
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DCPS Cancels Plans to Begin Some In-Person Learning Next Week
The announcement comes just days after the Washington Teachers’ Union issued a no confidence vote in the DCPS reopening plan. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with teachers and parents.
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Who's Logan Today? Calif. Teen Dons Costumes to Cheer Classmates
Logan Houghtelling worried about his father, a firefighter who was battling the wildfires in California
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What It's Like to Be a Parent of a Kid With Disabilities in COVID
For parents of children with disabilities, in-person school during COVID-19 has been a top priority. For these students and families, school is more than a classroom: It’s a place for one-on-one therapies and important socialization.
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Frederick County Parents, Students Call for Return to In-Person Learning
Some parents and students in Frederick County, Maryland, say they are fed up with virtual learning are urging leaders to allow in-person instruction. A hybrid learning plan that would have brought some younger students back to the classroom failed to pass before the county’s board of education earlier this month. Three board members in favor of the plan say...
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Parents, Students Want Schools to Reopen in Frederick County
Parents and Frederick County Students protest decision not to reopen schools to students. News 4’s Derrick Ward hears from them on why they believe it is crucial to have classrooms available for students.
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Northern Virginia Students Petition Against Heavy Virtual Learning Workload
Thousands of students in one school district in Northern Virginia have signed an online petition objecting to what they say is an exhaustingly heavy workload during virtual learning. The “Reduce the Workload for LOCO Students” petition has been signed more than 11,000 times. Loudoun County Public Schools students said they sit at their computers for longer than ever before but…
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Thousands of Loudoun County Students Sign Petition to Reduce School Workload
Some students in Loudoun County say they are stressed and overwhelmed by the amount of work from virtual learning. News4’s Drew Wilder spoke with families calling for change.
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Public School Enrollment Drops as Pandemic Persists
Parents around the United States are deciding whether to keep their children in public schools as the pandemic extends into a new academic year
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DC Schools to Start Limited In-Person Learning Next Month
Thousands of D.C. public school students will be going back to the classroom next month. News4’s Mark Segraves explains the three options the school system rolled out today.
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Northern Virginia Students Take Family-Guided Field Trips
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey tags along on a school field trip that gets students away from electronic screens.
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Students Without Internet Access Face Challenges in Age of Virtual Learning
As classrooms go virtual, families without internet access face a major challenge. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the struggle to stay connected.