LOCAL EDUCATION

The University of Virginia has awarded posthumous degrees to Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, who were shot and killed last month in Charlottesville, officials said.

A special grand jury report into Loudoun County Public Schools' handling of two student sexual assaults last year concluded that Loudoun administrators badly mismanaged the assaults due to incompetence and a lack of interest in the events.

Enrollment is on the rise in schools in the D.C. metro area, but with the exception of the District's public schools, has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and officials warn that districts are unlikely to do so.

Metro's Kids Ride Free program allowing D.C. students to get to and from school has faced low usage and inconsistent distribution of free metro cards. Now, some parents and students worry this could lead to unwanted run-ins with police.

Fairfax failed to appropriately develop and provide students with disabilities instruction and related services during online learning, the Education Department said.

The family of the Magruder student who was shot alleged the Montgomery County school system neglected its duty of care by stopping a school resource officer program.

While in town for a White House visit, French first lady Brigitte Macron stopped by the performing arts school to meet students and teachers.

Kim Schatzel, president of Towson University since 2016, is stepping down to take the helm of the University of Louisville, officials announced Wednesday

The policy says the district must inform parents or guardians that lessons or class materials will include “sexually explicit content” 30 days ahead of time.

D.C.'s Department of General Services, tasked with maintenance and repairs in school and other government buildings, has “multiple failures” in the way it manages work orders, according to an audit released Monday.

Montgomery County Public Schools officials say there wasn't enough time to get schools operating safely after a plane crashed caused a mass power outage.

The film “Drumline” shone a bigger spotlight on marching bands and dance ensembles at historically Black colleges and universities that some say still resonates 20 years after its release.

More metro-area school board races were being decided in Maryland.

The agreement includes a 12 percent raise over the next four years.

Students will be expected to take their tests at home on Sunday and upload their results online.

The suit was filed in 2018 by an anonymous plaintiff, known in court documents as Jane Doe, who said she was sexually assaulted by a male student during an Oakton High School band trip in 2017.

The shooting at the University of Virginia that left three students dead and two others injured has generated sharp scrutiny of how colleges respond to potential threats.

Deal Middle School and Lafayette Elementary School were on alert status as well.