Enrollment in Virginia's public K-12 schools, which took a massive nosedive in 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased this fall for the first time since then but has not yet bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. The state reported 1,263,342 students enrolled in Virginia's public schools this fall.

Three teams from Martinsville City Public Schools (MCPS) advanced to state championships in LEGO robotics on Nov. 5. The elementary and middle school students gathered at Martinsville Middle School to compete in the regional qualifier tournament for the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) LEGO Robotics Challenge.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Louisa County's Taylor Waddy started wrestling at a young age, squaring off against mostly boys.

Volunteers from New Virginia Majority have spent the past month walking students home from bus stops in the St. Paul's community as part of a pilot program to curb gun violence in the area after parents reported hearing gunfire between 3 and 5 p.m. - around the same time children are returning home from school.

The Richmond School Board on Monday evening voted 5-3 to rename three schools that are named for Confederates: John B. Cary Elementary, Ginter Park Elementary and Binford Middle.

The Virginia Department of Education has recognized nine additional Prince William County Public Schools as 2022 Purple Star schools. The Purple Star designation is awarded to military-friendly schools that have demonstrated a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation's military.

The Carroll County Board of Education received word per pupil expenditures from local funds continue to trail the State average and this gap for the period between fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2021, shows no signs of narrowing. "This is an annual report which comes out from the DOE (Department of Education).

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Danville Public Schools partnered with the Danville Otterbots to host their second annual Turkey Trot 5K Thursday morning. The race began on the Otterbots baseball field and continued along the Riverwalk trail.

It was the day before Thanksgiving break for the students of Rockingham County Public Schools. Many were likely finishing up work and projects and lesson units, while others were taking a break and watching a movie. But the students of Elkton Middle School were spending the day giving back to the community and giving thanks.

Students at Fairfax County, Virginia's, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have a lot riding on Saturday's planned launch of a SpaceX rocket. Students at the school built a satellite that the SpaceX cargo launch will deliver to the International Space Station. "This was not a kit.