VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

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May 17, 2023

The Virginia Daily Education News is a daily update (Monday through Friday) of education news throughout Virginia. Links are created to various media outlets throughout the state. Click the underlined headlines to view the articles.

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The 2023 School Law Conference kicks off with a presentation from the Division of Public Safety Training and the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety on preventative behavioral threat assessment in an educational setting. Following this presentation is a session on special education. Next, hear about teachers’ free speech rights after the Supreme Court Case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. To close out, there will be a legislative update from the VSBA Legislative Team. Register Today!

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Make attendance competitive - how a Prince William Co. school is responding to chronic absenteeism - WTOP News

On a recent morning at Featherstone Elementary in Prince William County, Virginia, Assistant Principal Christopher McManus was in an art class when a student walked in late.

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Newly appointed superintendent of public instruction visits Louisa County Public Schools

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia's new superintendent of public instruction, Lisa Coons, made her first official visit to Louisa County Public Schools since her appointment by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Coons says the Louisa County Public Schools division is one that should be modeled across the Commonwealth.

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$20 million from state approved to help with building new Halifax County High School

Twenty million dollars. That's the amount Halifax County Public Schools added to its available funding for the construction of an all-new Halifax County High School this week.

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Why Yahkee Johnson wants you to sign your kids up for summer programs: '[They] mean everything'

RICHMOND, Va. -- With summer fast approaching the City of Richmond wanted families to know about the wide range of programs they can take part in this summer.

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Council, School Board discuss funding issues

BRISTOL, Va. - City school leaders offered up a compromise funding solution Monday designed to plug a $500,000 gap in the school division's upcoming fiscal spending plan.

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CodeRVA is a model for career education, U.S. education official says

It is a school where "stand-ups" and "check-ins" - the latest management-speak for keeping big tasks on track - are part of daily conversation and also a part of why CodeRVA Regional High School looks like a model for education nationwide.

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'Hire Our Grads' event to connect soon-to-be graduates and local employers

NORFOLK - Norfolk Public Schools partnered with the city of Norfolk and the Hampton Roads Workforce Council to host an event to connect soon-to-be graduates with employers ready to make job offers for full-time positions. The minimum pay offered is expected to be $15 per hour.

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Virginia lawmaker hopes new posthumous diploma law will help grieving families and students

Graduation is a month away for approximately 90,000 Virginia high school seniors. For some, that milestone is cut short by tragedy. State lawmakers this recent General Assembly session passed House Bill 1514 to waive certain high school graduation requirements for senior students who die before graduation.

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Henry County Public Schools 2023 Graduates of Distinction

Henry County Public Schools honored 70 seniors as Graduates of Distinction on April 20 at Bassett High School.

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Superintendent Siers talks move to Franklin County

PULASKI COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - After seven years, Pulaski County Schools Superintendent Kevin Siers says it's time for a change, and that's what led to his move to the same position at Franklin County Public Schools.

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2023 School Law Conference Conference on Education, June 2, 2023, Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump

The 2023 School Law Conference kicks off with a presentation from the Division of Public Safety Training and the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety on preventative behavioral threat assessment in an educational setting. Following this presentation is a session on special education. Next, hear about teachers’ free speech rights after the Supreme Court Case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. To close out, there will be a legislative update from the VSBA Legislative Team. Register Today!

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