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Enjoy Washington, D.C.'s historic blizzard with a warm cup of hot chocolate and a new playlist from The Beat Blog.

The Beat Blog: A Snow Day Playlist

January 24, 2016

On Jan. 27, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) closed schools due to the inclement weather.

Should Jefferson have its own snow system?

January 29, 2015

The algorithm on snowdaycalculator.com, a free school-closings prediction service, predicts a possible but unlikely chance of closing or delay for the morning of Jan. 6. FCPS students must wait until then to see if the calculator is correct in its prediction.

Predicting snow days by algorithm: How reliable is it?

January 6, 2015

Teachers should not assign extra homework on snow days

Alexis Williams, Spread Editor

December 9, 2013

Students are often jubilant about the appearance of snow in the skies, even more so when that means a day off of school. What they may not be so happy about is the appearance of an email from a teacher that contains a dreaded...