virtual learning

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.

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.

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.

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…

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder breaks down new coronavirus restrictions in Virginia.

Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the rise in coronavirus cases that could send some students back to all virtual learning.

The numbers show a widening achievement gap, with low-income, minority and special education students hit hardest.

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.

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

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.

Logan Houghtelling worried about his father, a firefighter who was battling the wildfires in California

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.

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...

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.

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…

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.

Parents around the United States are deciding whether to keep their children in public schools as the pandemic extends into a new academic year

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.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey tags along on a school field trip that gets students away from electronic screens.

As classrooms go virtual, families without internet access face a major challenge. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the struggle to stay connected.