The Virginia Department of Education has awarded grants to 16 school divisions to upgrade their STEM and career and technical education (CTE) facilities. Each recipient will get $37,500 (of a total $600,000 awarded) to purchase new equipment or make improvements.

Arlington Public Schools has suspended overnight field trips to the Outdoor Lab after an "incident" at the campsite and natural classroom in Fauquier County. School officials declined to provide more details, but said an investigation had been launched. Fast, informative and written just for locals.

Board members, librarians and community members had questions about the proposed changes to Virginia Beach Public School's policy on library materials. Would it require librarians to read hundreds of books every year to identify sexually explicit content? How is lewd defined? Are the changes even necessary?

Appomattox County High School sophomore Jay Harris competed in the FFA State Finals Tractor Operating Career Development Event (CDE) in Harrisonburg on April 13. Harris competed against 13 students from across the Commonwealth.

Henrico County Public Schools will explore moving forward testing weapons detectors over metal detectors, administrators announced during Thursday's monthly school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Amy Cashwell said the move is part of the district's layered safety approach, which she said administrators are continually evaluating and supplementing.

Falls Church, VA April 4 th: Meridian High School student and C.A.R. President interviews a noted historian on America's Revolutionary War, to highlight the Washington/Rochambeau Route through Virginia. (available soon on our FCCTV station).

RCPS Superintendent Dr. Trey Davis primed the School Board and Board of Supervisors for troubled waters with regard to the school system's proposed budget. And with that the hope that that all school employees will get a 5% raise like other County employees has dimmed.

Richmond Fire Chief Melvin Carter told members of City Council's Public Safety Standing Committee on Tuesday that the fire department inspected every Richmond public school for the current academic year and verified that all noted code violations were corrected.

For the third year, the Virginia School Boards Association is sponsoring a personal essay/speaking contest open to all Virginia public high school students (grades 9-12). This year's topic is "The Meaning of Civility." Finalists will have an opportunity to present before an audience of more than 300 school board members and administrators at the 2023 VSBA Conference on Education.

The Mathews County School Board resumed its discussion geared to developing a policy regulating student use of cell phones in school during Tuesday's monthly meeting, which was held in the Mathews High School media center.