The first batch of standardized test results since the pandemic began confirms that the city’s most at-risk students fell furthest behind in the past two years.

School officials are giving all students and staff KN95 masks and distributing at-home tests.

More than 2,000 parents in Montgomery County have signed a petition demanding that all schools remain open for in-person learning.

Several councilmembers said they wanted to extend online instruction to even more schoolchildren but were constrained by a rule that prohibits emergency legislation from costing the city extra money.

More than 109,000 students and staff in Fairfax County are back for in-person instruction this week.

The school district announced Tuesday night that a “major fiber cut” in Vienna had interrupted service.

Some students face issues with technology access while others are now able to fit lessons between other responsibilities.