HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Four Henrico County elementary schools and one Chesterfield County elementary school were awarded thousands of dollars from Papa John's Dollars4Dough4.0 competition. These schools achieved this by reaching at least 250 Papa John's orders from teachers and students during the school year and having the highest percentage of participation based on student count.

When students returned to in-person learning at Herndon High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, they were more engrossed in technology than they were before the pandemic, Principal Liz Noto said. Returning to the classroom, face-to-face, was likely initially uncomfortable for students, she thought. But still, teachers reported students struggled to separate from their phones.

Starting pay for Richmond schoolteachers will top $50,000 for the first time after July 1. At the same time, bus operators, still in short supply, will see their wages jump to $23 an hour, with newly hired drivers with commercial driving licenses receiving a $3,500 hiring bonus as well.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - The Manor High School community celebrated 2022 graduates at Chartway Arena on Saturday morning. That includes the life of a star athlete that didn't make it to graduation. Police say Amarion Collins died after he was shot along Cherokee Road while leaving a parking lot at Manor High School on the afternoon of January [...]

The new S.P. Morton Elementary School Modular A is set for a late summer grand opening, with the installation of furniture serving as the final step in the process leading up to that event. Dr. Carlton Carter, Franklin City Public Schools assistant superintendent of pupil personnel and operations, shared a presentation during a recent Franklin [...]

The process for eventually finding Montgomery County Public Schools' next superintendent cleared its latest step earlier this week with a series of four public forums and 17 focus group meetings that were organized to gather community feedback. The gatherings were run by a pair of consultants with GR Recruiting, the firm MCPS is paying $20,000 to help with its superintendent search.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Harrisonburg City Public Schools is mourning the tragic loss of a Smithland Elementary School teacher. 37-year-old Stephanie Van Nortwick died on June 9 at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville after a car accident on June 7. According to the Smithland Elementary website, Van Nortwick taught fifth grade.

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) has appointed Carol E. Flenard, Ed.D., as Deputy Superintendent. Dr. Flenard joins PWCS from Spotsylvania County Public Schools, where she most recently served as interim superintendent since January 2022. Prior to that role, she served as deputy superintendent/chief academic officer for Spotsylvania County Public Schools since 2012.

The Chesterfield County School Board is meeting Tuesday to vote on the adoption of an $836 million operating budget, a decision critical to ensuring funding is available on July 1 for the upcoming year. The vote will be divided into two parts: voting on the budget the Board of Supervisors approved on April 6 and adopting the updated revenue plans finally underway after state budget delays.

The Gloucester School Board listened to a slew of public comments at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker auditorium. Brian DiGiovine, former math special education teacher at Peasley Middle School, took to the podium first.