Virginia Daily Education News

VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

Monday, September 11, 2023

The Virginia Daily Education News is a daily update (Monday through Friday) of education news throughout Virginia. Links are created to various media outlets throughout the state.

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Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth! This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.

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As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new school year, we again encourage School Boards across the Commonwealth to join the Virginia School Boards Association in celebrating as students are welcomed back. We encourage you to post back-to-school messages and photos of your board or division welcoming students back to a new school year on your division’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), using the hashtag #BacktoSchoolVA.

Also, please email your photos to Office of Communications at communications@vsba.org to be featured on the VSBA Facebook page and Daily News.

Hampton School Board honors WAVY's Katie Collett

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - The Hampton City School Board honored WAVY's own Katie Collett with an award Wednesday night. The award, the Virginia School Board Association Media Honor Roll, goes to a journalist who board members feel goes above and beyond to share fair and balanced stories about public schools and students in our community.

Youngkin announces new plan to address learning loss, absenteeism

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new plan to address issues with Virginia's K-12 education system, namely pandemic-related learning loss and chronic absenteeism.

SOL scores show Va. students struggling with pandemic-related learning loss

Virginia public school students in grades 3-8 showed "significant and persistent learning loss in reading and math" in 2022-23 state Standards of Learning (SOL) results released Thursday by the Virginia

MCPS school board discusses custodian shortage

Right now, 9 schools each have at least one custodian opening.

Loudoun Co. schools to provide free baseline concussion test for student athletes - WTOP News

Every high school athlete in Loudoun County Public Schools will be provided with a free baseline concussion test, in partnership with Inova Sports Medicine Concussion Program.

Hampton Roads schools show improvement in science, math scores; stagnation in reading, writing

Hampton Roads schools are making some progress as they continue to dig out from across-the-board learning losses caused by the pandemic, according to data released by the Virginia Department of Education Thursday morning.

School board allows teachers to vote on collective bargaining

The step marks the first time a Virginia school district has gone this far. Here's how the discussion went, what's next and what it means:

MCHS Childhood Ed. class visits Clarksville Elem.

Mrs. Vick's Early Childhood Education I class from MCHS, who will be completing practicum hours at all of the elementary schools this semester, is pictured Dr. Sturdifen (L), Principal of

Safety at football games: Concerns prompt Highland Springs, Hermitage to update protocols

In wake of increased safety concerns at high school football games throughout Central Virginia in recent weeks, Highland Springs and Hermitage high schools have updated their safety protocols at athletic events.

WTOP Top Kid: McLean teen helps others aim for the stars! - WTOP News

For his work opening doors for other high schoolers who share his passion for space, Ronit Kapur has been named a finalist for WTOP's TOP Kid program.

Don't miss our next VSBA Event

2023 VSBA Legislative Advocacy Conference, September 21, 2023, Chesterfield Career & Technical Center

Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth. This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.

Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.

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