An overhaul coming for Montgomery County schools? - Friday, February 9, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | February 09, 2024 [Web version](   [Montgomery Co. school officials grilled over employee misconduct investigation as new interim superintendent pledges to adopt fixes]( Council members hammered school officials with questions about their handling of employee misconduct allegations, complaining they got a new, less redacted version of the report. [READ MORE](   [Flight fight - will Congress allow expansion at Reagan National?]( Members of the Virginia and Maryland congressional delegations are vowing to fight a new effort to expand the number of flights in and out of Reagan National Airport. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Free lab grown diamond ear studs with purchase during Rings & Roses!]( Register for Mervis Diamond Importer's Rings & Roses trunk show, Feb 9th to Feb 11th. Enjoy special pricing and receive free, 1 carat total weight lab grown diamond studs with purchase of 1 carat natural diamond ring.   [What's trending in the DC real estate market and where you can get the biggest bang for your buck]( D.C. realtor John Coleman said for many people it was the rise in interest rates that not only made it difficult for homebuyers but put many on the sidelines last year. [READ MORE](   [Expanding the economy is Prince George's Co.'s No. 1 priority. What's hindering it?]( Leaders in Prince George's County have been warning that the upcoming budget process is going to involve hard choices that will leave lots of people unhappy. To provide more, the county needs to increase tax revenues. [READ MORE](   Event - Webinar [AI & Data Exchange 2024 | Register now!]( During Federal News Network's inaugural AI & Data Exchange, presented by Guidehouse, government and industry experts will share insights and progress on AI work and discuss how to address the related challenges that all agencies face.   [3-year-old dead, mother injured after shooting outside Prince George's Co. apartment complex]( At a news conference, Prince George's County Deputy Chief Barry Stanton called the shooting a "senseless act of violence that no community should accept, ever." [READ MORE](   [Work to connect Purple Line and Metro to shut down 5 Red Line stations this summer]( The closure will allow the Maryland Transit Administration access to construct the Purple Line mezzanine at Silver Spring. The 16-mile light-rail line is projected to start serving passengers in 2027. 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