An Alexandria City Council member and School Board member have announced plans for a "community listening session" to get public input on the state of the city and schools. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in the Beatley Library (5005 Duke Street). The planned mee

By Carol Vaughn - Onancock's Town Council took no action during a recent meeting on a request made by Tommy Hines to support Accomac officials' effort to save the 1932 Accomac High School building. Hines is a member of the Accomac Town Council. The Accomack County School Board is in the process of deciding whether [...]

The Hanover County School Board is scheduled to hold a special meeting Tuesday to vote on a controversial proposed policy regarding transgender students' access to bathrooms and other facilities. The proposed policy, introduced Aug.

A Botetourt County librarian is one of eight Virginia teachers who learned Tuesday of their selections as 2023 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year. There were surprise classroom visits, assemblies and announcements at their schools. The eight are now in the running for selection next month as the commonwealth's 2023 Virginia Teacher of Year, according to state Department of Education news release.

Richmond Public Schools teacher Kiara Thompson stood outside Thomas C. Boushall Middle School on Tuesday morning prepared to give a speech about the first week of school. Little did she know, she would not need her speech. As she stepped outside, spying her mom, sister and fiancé, she began to wonder what was really happening.

On Monday, schools across the Williamsburg area filled with students eager for the start of the school year. As thousands of students filed into classrooms, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools also welcomed 169 teachers to the staff, exceeding many other school systems in new-teacher hires.

Long-term substitutes and new recruits are filling the empty spots at area schools this year. Now several weeks into the school year, Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro schools have filled open spots with both. According to the Virginia Department of Education, Staunton City Schools has 10 positions to be filled, Augusta County has 27 and Waynesboro has just over 40.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Dawn Poe, a kindergarten teacher at Fairview Elementary School, is making history in Grayson County. "She's the best teacher," kindergartener Harlee Rutherford said. "She is the Teacher of the Year." Poe was named 2023 Region 7 Teacher of the Year by the Virginia Department of Education August 30.

VIRGINIA BEACH - A decision as to whether two books previously found in some Virginia Beach Public School libraries are obscene for children could come Tuesday in the Virginia Beach Circuit Court. Allegations that "Gender Queer: A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe and "A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah J.

Virginia's Supreme Court has rejected the Loudoun County School Board's request to file its appeal under seal, as the school system seeks to overturn a ruling that let a special grand jury investigation continue. Two weeks ago, WTOP reported the board filed an appeal to Virginia's highest court, asking it to reverse a Loudoun County Circuit Court judge's decision.