A federal judge banned D.C. from enforcing a law that allowed minors 11 and older to get vaccines without parental consent.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus in D.C. and Maryland has also started to decline, according to health officials.

The walkouts were among several student-led demonstrations over coronavirus safety protocols in schools across the country this month.

Fifty-one percent of K-2 students were reading on grade level in the spring, an 18 percentage point drop from the same time in 2019.

Advocates worry inconsistent learning experiences across the city during quarantine will disrupt learning and exacerbate achievement gaps that likely widened during the pandemic.

The FDA recently authorized the Moderna and Pfizer boosters for any adult.

School nurses provided through the city are not monitoring or treating students exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, according to several school leaders.

Hospitalizations have increased in the past week, but still remain lower than at other points in the pandemic.

Congress authorized the benefits, which include an extra $300 per week payment to people who are jobless, until early September. 

Customers should see aid as a credit on their utility bills “in the coming months,” according to state officials.