University of Virginia President Jim Ryan has promised to dedicate 20% of student work-study funding to create a program for university students to serve as tutors and mentors in local school districts, according to the school. The pledge was in response to U.S.

Some elementary school teachers in Alexandria, Va., could be asked to work at multiple schools next year because of staffing constraints and shiftingenrollment numbers, according to an email sent to teachers this week. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - A record number of scholarships were awarded to 13 Bethel High School band seniors. The group earned more than $450,000 in band scholarships. Many of them earned full-ride scholarships. "It was dedication," said Bethel High School senior Yuzori Graham. She's headed to Morgan State University with a full-ride scholarship.

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) - The federal P-EBT program created to supplement school meals missed during the pandemic will officially end in Virginia this summer, with one final benefit. The program began in spring 2020 due to COVID-related school closures, to help families afford lunches children would typically get for free or at a reduced price while at school.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - The superintendent for Middlesex County Public Schools confirmed Thursday that the school division was the subject of a recent ransomware attack. "We can confirm that Middlesex County Public Schools recently suffered a ransomware attack," said Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz in a statement to 10 On Your Side.

Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms. Virginia recently passed a law requiring gambling risk education in the schools, and New Jersey and Michigan are considering similar measures. West Virginia and Maryland tried but failed recently, but both are expected to try again.

The high profile disorderly conduct case of a Loudoun County Public Schools parent arrested at a raucous school board meeting in 2021 is set for trial on Sept. 25. Retired Judge James Howe Brown Jr., denied a defense motion in Loudoun Circuit Court on June 1 to dismiss the case.

The Loudoun County School Board announced the appointment of a new superintendent Friday, six months after the former head of schools was fired and indicted as part of an investigation into two sexual assaults that happened on school campuses in 2021. Fast, informative and written just for locals.

Henrico Police have charged Matthew Craig Berger with abuse or neglect of a child and allowing access to firearms by children in connection with a May 16 incident in which a gun was found in a bathroom at Longdale Elementary School in Glen Allen.

Students who are in ninth grade and up are allowed to start carrying Naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, at Arlington Public Schools. Students in Arlington Public Schools can now carry a lifesaving opioid overdose medication on campus.