College partnership laboratory schools could open in Virginia as early as next fall, the state's secretary of education said Wednesday, as she laid out plans for out colleges can apply, receive approval and launch their schools all within the next year. The urgency reflects the importance of lab schools to Gov.

Future nurses, architects, entrepreneurs, lawyers and more are getting ready to return to the classrooms and start the next phase of their educations: high school. I.C. Norcom High School welcomed the new freshman class for orientation this week with much fanfare.

BLUEFIELD, Va. - As August comes to a mid-point, schools are starting to have students back for their first days. Tazewell County and Bland County schools will be going back for their first day on Thursday, August 18.

The Chesterfield school board has extended the contract of Superintendent Merv Daugherty. The board voted Monday to a new term starting in September and ending on June 30, 2026. He will keep the same salary of $253,720 a year and add $1,200 a month for a vehicle to be used for school business.

Students in the cosmetology and certified nurse assistant programs at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg have expanded learning spaces this year, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the state. "We are elated to announce the expansion of cosmetology and healthcare service (CNA) labs at James Monroe High School," division Superintendent Marci Catlett said Tuesday in a press release.

A brand new elementary school opening in Loudoun County is raising the roof on solar energy. The Elaine Thompson Elementary School is the first school in Sterling to have solar panels built into its design, providing 40 percent of the school's power needs.

The Virginia Department of Education on Tuesday hastily issued a correction after reports circulated that the agency was planning on excising language identifying George Washington as the "Father of our Country" and James Madison as the "Father of the Constitution."

WINCHESTER - During Clarke County Public Schools' convocation Tuesday afternoon, Superintendent Chuck Bishop told new and returning teachers that he believes in the mission of public education, "but more importantly, I believe in you and our students."

At this point in the summer, most recent high school graduates are preparing for college, looking for work or starting their first full-time jobs. Jaylen Custis, an 18-year-old who just finished his last year at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, is trying something very different for his first taste of adulthood.

COVID-19 cases in the Roanoke area have been at a relatively stable level over the past few weeks. The director of the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District, Doctor Cynthia Morrow, said she's cautiously optimistic that the region has seen a peak.