Arlington school community demands change after overdose death - Saturday, February 4, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | February 04, 2023 [Web version](   [Dozens gather at Wakefield High School, call for increased security after suspected overdose]( “Are we going to do something about it now or when the next child is injured or killed?” Participants urged Arlington Public Schools to consider additional security measures days after a student's death. [READ MORE](   [Mayor Bowser defends DC's ‘safe passage' program after deadly shooting]( D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reaffirmed her support for the Safe Passage Safe Blocks program following a shooting that left a man who worked for the program dead. 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[READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Data centers, Loudoun Education Foundation partner to promote STEM careers]( It takes a community to help improve education and encourage students to try new pathways, said Danielle Nadler, executive director of Loudoun Education Foundation, an independent nonprofit that supports Loudoun County Public Schools, students and educators.   [How one man's list gave Black inventors the credit they deserved]( Henry Edwin Baker, a patent examiner who was Black, was instrumental in raising awareness about nonwhite inventors in the late 19th and early 20th century. [READ MORE](   [Mr. Bake bringing substance and style to Prince George's Co.]( Kareem Queeman's nickname is Mr. Bake and right now, his career is running way hotter than any of the ovens used to bake his desserts out of a ghost kitchen in Riverdale Park. 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