Schools

Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the latest round of money that was part of President Biden’s infrastructure law. The electric buses would replace diesel-burning buses that are particularly unhealthy for the children who ride them. The buses would also would save districts on fuel costs....

The St. Agnes school community in Arlington, Virginia, is buzzing about a teacher’s heroic actions during a field trip to Baltimore.

Students from St. Agnes School in Arlington were on a field trip to Baltimore when science teacher T.J. O’Leary sprang into action to save a father and son from the water. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A small high school in North Carolina was surprised by its band director with the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition.

TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades.

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

Officials broke ground on Charles County’s first school-based healthcare center, which will be staffed by a nurse practitioner, who can offer a higher level of care. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

As snow began to cast a thicker blanket over the D.C. region, closings for Wednesday (Feb. 11) are beginning to come in. Here’s what’s been called so far.

Love them or hate them, there is a new debate over Crocs as a growing number of schools are trying to ban the footwear fashion.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

Storm Team4 has the weather forecast.

Some school districts are likely to delay or close on Thursday as wintry weather hits our region Wednesday night. Here’s the full Storm Team4 forecast and check here for all school closures and delays. Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS): Schools will open two hours late. Culpeper County Public Schools (CCPS): Schools will be closed on Thursday. Fairfax County Public...

A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher orchestrates a romantic connection between her two teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. A 13-year-old student from Texas, like Cher, told a few white lies to get the ball rolling for her two teachers to make a connection.

An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.

The United Way of the National Capital Area is hosting a “Stuff the Bus” service event to create school supply kits and boxes for students and teachers. News4’s Juliana Valencia talks to United Way NCA’s president Rosie Allen-Herring on why they’re hosting it on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. 

School cancelations are coming in for Wednesday as the D.C. area still works to clear roads and school parking lots from Monday’s snow. D.C. Public Schools and the city’s government offices will open on time Wednesday. But families should expect another snow day for most other school districts in the region. Read on for more details: Anne Arundel County...

Untreated roads in the DMV remain icy, with below-freezing temperatures keeping the snow from melting and much of the area closed. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

The first school cancelations for Tuesday are coming in. Public schools in Montgomery, Fairfax, Fauquier and Culpeper counties and Falls Church will be closed for another day, school officials announced.

The D.C. Snowball Association brought a huge crowd to Meridian Hill Park for a snow day tradition: a giant snowball battle. News4’s Joseph Olmo got caught in the middle of the action.