In D.C., challenges with teacher turnover long predated the pandemic.

Students in Arlington, D.C., Falls Church, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties started school Monday. School officials are having to balance many challenges this academic year, including staff shortages.

Thousands of migrants have arrived on buses sent from Texas and Arizona over the past several months.

Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and D.C. are asking K-12 students to take rapid tests before returning to the classroom tomorrow.

As coronavirus cases surge, nearly 7,000 Fairfax students who were slated to return tomorrow will not go back for at least two more weeks.

The trillion dollar tech company that’s setting up shop in National Landing said in a blog post that the donation is for students at 59 public schools in Arlington and Alexandria counties and can be used for basic necessities.

Some parents in D.C. and Maryland spent their first day of school negotiating issues with the technology they’ll need to make it through what could be months of virtual learning.

Educational ‘pods’ and in-home nannies are among the less-than-optimal child care options that are out of reach for many families.

“We’re hearing the same thing over and over again— I need my kid to go to school, I really need my kid to go to school,” says one local private school director.

The current policy or lack thereof has made Friendship Online the school with the best attendance in the District. But it’s hard to judge success when it is playing by different rules.