Scott Gelman

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Digital Editor and Reporter at WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)

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Fairfax Co. plans 6% raise for teachers, cuts in other areas

5 days ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

Fairfax County teachers are slated to get a 6% raise next year, and the county plans to pay for it by making cuts in other areas.
Prince George’s Co. teachers call for higher pay, smaller classes before school board meeting

5 days ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

Chanting and holding signs, a crowd of teachers rallied before Thursday night’s Prince George’s County school board meeting to call for better pay and smaller class sizes. The event, which the Prince George’s County Education Association organized, featured local lawmakers and educators who said they’re fed up with current conditions.
This DC company offers free rides from court and help with a second chance

6 days ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Outside D.C. Superior Court on Thursday afternoon, Lorenzo Stewart watched people flash colored wristbands at drivers across the street. They showed their paperwork and told the drivers which part of the city they were traveling to. Then, they got into one of the three black cars.
‘I’m going to fight for it’: Fairfax Co. supervisors fund middle school after-school programs in approved budget

1 week ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

Ever since they learned that Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill’s budget proposal didn’t include funding for after-school programming at middle schools, Yug Mehta and his friends at Rachel Carson Middle School started planning for contingencies. The debate team could continue, they thought, but meetings would have to be organized either at someone’s house or somewhere else they’d be allowed to spend time when class ended for the day.
Loudoun parents demand accountability after video shows student yelling slurs at 5-year-old

1 week ago | fauquiernow.com | Scott Gelman

A Loudoun County mother is demanding the public school system take additional steps to protect students about a month after she said a middle schooler yelled racial slurs toward her 5-year-old. At a School Board meeting Tuesday, the woman told board members her 5-year-old child was “racially harassed and bullied by a middle schooler.” WTOP is not disclosing their names. “I’m here to ask what are we going to do to make sure this never happens again?
Loudoun Co. parents demand accountability after video shows student yelling slurs at 5-year-old

1 week ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

A Loudoun County, Virginia, mother is demanding the public school system take additional steps to protect students, about a month after she said a middle schooler yelled racial slurs toward her 5-year-old. At a school board meeting Tuesday, the woman told board members her 5-year-old son was “racially harassed and bullied by a middle schooler.” WTOP is not disclosing their names. “I’m here to ask what are we going to do to make sure this never happens again?
Gov. Youngkin signs bill that cracks down on Va. kids’ social media use

1 week ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed the Consumer Data Protection Act into law last week, cracking down on the amount of time young people can spend scrolling on social media. The measure, which had bipartisan support in the state’s general assembly, bans kids under 16 from using social media for more than one hour every day. It also calls for a neutral approach to asking someone’s age when they create an account, and it says there has to be a way to accurately verify a young person’s age.
Why eating out in Prince William County is expected to get cheaper

1 week ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

Soon after the Prince William County Board of Supervisors adopted a meals tax, workers at Dixie Bones BBQ in Woodbridge, Virginia, started wearing new shirts. On the back of them reads, “End the meals tax,” which is a plea to local leaders to reverse a step that owner Nelson Head said is negatively impacting business. The 4% tax went into effect in July 2022. At the time, customers would occasionally yell at their servers, accusing the restaurant of price gouging, Head said.
U.Va. expert shares the factor that matters just as much as price when we consider buying something

1 week ago | wtop.com | Scott Gelman

The way a price is advertised and communicated to customers has just as much power as the price alone for consumers considering whether to make a purchase, according to a University of Virginia researcher. People don’t usually treat price increases and decreases the same way, said Derick Davis, an associate professor of commerce at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School.
Young people incarcerated at DC jail get poetry, music lessons

1 week ago | kesq.com | Scott Gelman

By Scott Gelman Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC ( WTOP News, WTOP) - Usually reserved and keeping to himself, Tomar became intrigued when volunteers brought a keyboard into the D.C. jail on the first Tuesday afternoon of April. He excitedly toyed around with each key, learning the corresponding sounds as a nearby volunteer started singing to the beat he was creating in a small room tucked away in the corner of the cell block.

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10 May 25

Fairfax County teachers are getting a 6% raise next year. But the school district is making cuts to help pay for it. https://t.co/JTIJ4g2rzM

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9 May 25

RT @edokeefe: JUST IN: Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter has died at age 85, the U.S. Supreme Court announces. https://t.co/g0bYlzM…

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8 May 25

Prince George’s County teachers speaking out against staffing shortages, burnout and overcrowded classes. Latest @WTOP https://t.co/a1BjV5NPJ8

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Articles

Fairfax Co. plans 6% raise for teachers, cuts in other areas

Prince George’s Co. teachers call for higher pay, smaller classes before school board meeting

This DC company offers free rides from court and help with a second chance

‘I’m going to fight for it’: Fairfax Co. supervisors fund middle school after-school programs in approved budget

Loudoun parents demand accountability after video shows student yelling slurs at 5-year-old

Loudoun Co. parents demand accountability after video shows student yelling slurs at 5-year-old

Gov. Youngkin signs bill that cracks down on Va. kids’ social media use

Why eating out in Prince William County is expected to get cheaper

U.Va. expert shares the factor that matters just as much as price when we consider buying something

Young people incarcerated at DC jail get poetry, music lessons

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