The VHSL's adoption of NIL legislation follows a similar ruling by the NCAA last year for college athletes and adds Virginia to a growing list of states that allow high school athletes to profit from NIL deals. At least 28 other states had approved legislation by last month, according to businessofcollegesports.com.

Benjamin Diggs always knew that school would be the canvas of his career. As a child, he dreamed of being an educator. As a brother, he spent childhood days playing "school" with his sister - and they both grew up to become teachers.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - As Rocktown High School starts to fill up with cabinets, stairs and kitchenware, its faculty positions are getting filled as well. At Tuesday night's Harrisonburg City School Board meeting the Director of Counseling, Rachel Linden and the Principal for Rocktown High School, Tamara Mines, were announced.

A proposal that could have led to fewer appointed school boards in Virginia by allowing voters to decide by referendum if their local board should be elected died in the Senate during the most recent session of the Virginia General Assembly. Senators killed House Bill 1574 with an 11-27 vote.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Wednesday is National Bike and Roll to School Day. Students in our hometowns were encouraged to walk, bike or roll to school, and some students at Highland Park Elementary celebrated by doing just that. The principal said it's a great way to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

The family of an Arlington middle school student is seeking a $10 million settlement after they say their son, the only Black student in the class, was forced to play a game involving cotton picking.

With a potential default of the national debt looming as early as June 1, Virginia budget negotiators say they will wait on the outcome of the confrontation between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and a crucial report on state revenues collected in May before deciding on how to bridge a $1 billion gap in revisions to the $177 billion, two-year budget.

A Southwest Virginia educator is receiving a special recognition from Disney, for his creative teaching skills.Alex Long is an English literature teacher at Lee

CHRISTIANSBURG - Several school board members, as well as the superintendent, took aim Tuesday at the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors' decision last week to further reduce a school funding request. One school board member said she even viewed the decision as an act of retaliation due to previous disagreements certain supervisors have had with Montgomery County Public Schools officials.

Fairfax County Public Schools is in the process of instituting new safety and security measures, including vape detection in bathrooms, expanded background checks, and a drone pilot program for the incident response team.