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Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms – WTOP News
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (290+ words) “We’ll require social media platforms to provide user empowerment tools that give people over the age of 16 genuine and enduring choice about what they see in their feeds,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Canberra. The proposed legislation would…...
NYC, the nation’s largest school system, bans AI for students through 8th grade – WTOP News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (582+ words) The one-year moratorium — part of a broader assessment of how children in the nation’s largest school system interact with the technology — will apply to “all software that uses student-facing generative AI” for students through eighth grade, the mayor’s office said....
Arlington students head back to class, with some going to a new state-of-the-art high school – WTOP News
1+ week, 6+ day ago (549+ words) Students from one of the last school districts in the D.C. area to return to the classroom did so Monday, and some Arlington Public Schools students kicked off the year in a brand-new high school. The Grace Hopper Center, which provides…...
‘Patron saint of early childhood literacy’: Dolly Parton’s program has delivered nearly 4 million books to DC kids – WTOP News
2+ week, 2+ day ago (541+ words) Listen to the full story above. Dolly Parton may be best known for her music, movies and larger-than-life personality, but at D.C. Public Library, she has another title. “She’s sort of like a patron saint of early childhood literacy for us…...
Maine universities hope to boost college aspirations with new course credits for high schoolers – WTOP News
2+ week, 4+ day ago (701+ words) The University of Maine System, which oversees the state’s public universities, will now accept credentials that high schoolers earn through the long-time Jobs for Maine Graduates program as course credits. University officials see the move as a way to boost…...
Back to school: Hear from Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent – WTOP News
2+ week, 4+ day ago (269+ words) This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Heading into the new school year, Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence spoke with WTOP about challenges and triumphs for the Virginia school system. What are you most looking…...
Maryland Hispanic student enrollment declines amid immigration fears
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1549+ words) Will Hammann, Maryland Matters August 25, 2026, 7:16 AM This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. Hispanic enrollment in Maryland public schools began to decline during the last school year after…...
How to reset your child???s sleep schedule for back-to-school season
2+ week, 5+ day ago (450+ words) August 25, 2026, 6:03 AM A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year. “We don’t say ‘ get good sleep ’ just because,…...
Local kids learn basketball skills at a camp with DC police officers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (262+ words) August 22, 2026, 4:21 AM A local basketball camp is in the books as August wanes. It’s one where more than a dozen D.C.-area kids spent a few days getting hooping lessons from the “po-po.” “When I first came to this camp,…...
College Park Boys & Girls Club reopens after near 7-year hiatus
3+ week, 2+ day ago (259+ words) August 21, 2026, 12:55 PM Thanks to the efforts of a College Park, Maryland, mother and resident, the long-shuttered Boys & Girls Club will open again this fall with a youth soccer league. Since 2019, kids who live in College Park had to go to…...