A special visitor met students and staff at Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary school on Tuesday afternoon. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona parked in Richmond's South Side for a few hours as part of his "Road to Success Back to School Bus Tour."

Washington County School Board members reviewed construction updates at two high schools during Monday's meeting. New entrances and other updates are coming to John S. Battle High School and Abingdon High School this school year. Construction at Battle, near Bristol, is moving fast, Chad Wallace, the school system's director of human resources and operations, said.

WCYB NBC 5 Bristol and WEMT Fox 39 Greeneville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Tennessee, Virginia Tri-Cities area including Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City.

A Fredericksburg man has been accused of making a threatening call last week that resulted in a Stafford County elementary school being locked down.

Unless schools have moved to the "close-enough" theory of mathematics, the Arlington school system opened the school year just short of its goal of 100-percent teacher staffing. A total of 47 teacher vacancies - 35 full-time, 12 part-time - existed as of a Sept. 8 report to School Board members by Superintendent Francisco Durán.

Prince William County Schools will be adding new full-time school security assistants for every elementary school this year, intended to help monitor entrances to school buildings and deal with any security issues on the property. Superintendent LaTanya McDade announced the new hires at the Sept.

WINCHESTER - The athletic track encircling the football field at Handley High School has become so deteriorated officials have decided it can't be used for any track and field meets this spring.

Over 90% of Fairfax County, Virginia, parents who responded to a family engagement survey agreed their child feels safe at school and their child's school is safe. Kathleen Walts, executive director of Fairfax County Public Schools' Office of Professional Learning and Equity, presented findings from the spring 2022 Family Engagement Survey to the school board Tuesday afternoon.

Asked for suggestions about finding funds to improve Botetourt County Public Schools facilities, the governor's office reaffirmed that school buildings in Virginia are a matter of local control. School board Chairwoman Anna Weddle and Vice-Chair Dana McCaleb typed a letter to Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Aug. 1.

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - Henrico students now have new security technology at their schools, after the district upgraded its surveillance cameras. Henrico County Public Schools told 8News on Monday that they updated security cameras at about 20 schools.