Two weeks shy of the anticipated Chesterfield County budget vote, residents urged elected county officials to invest more in public schools during a public hearing Wednesday night. "What does fully funding education mean? It means trusting the folks we have hired to tell us what they need to get their jobs done and then funding that," Traci Franssen said.

The school board made the decision during Thursday's meeting. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Alexandria City Public School Board voted Thursday evening to formally request an additional year of funding for School Resource Officers (SROs) from Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson and the Alexandria City Council.

A federal judge in Charlottesville ruled Wednesday that a handful of schools in Virginia could require face masks if necessary to protect a dozen immunocompromised children whose families sued over mask-optional policies. The ruling includes schools in the state's largest districts, Loudoun and Fairfax. Judge Norman K.

As Fauquier County grapples with a teacher shortage, school administrators and the school board are now considering a hiring freeze on more than 70 vacant teacher and staff positions to free up money for a 13% teacher pay raise next year.

ROCKY MOUNT - Over the last year or so, Franklin County Public Schools has made adjustments to its busing system by consolidating routes, eliminating routes and making daily routes longer, but still finds itself falling short.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Schools across central Virginia are working to get students up to speed to make up for COVID-19 pandemic-related learning loss, but how big those gaps in learning may be remains unknown. This is the first school year where students have been able to learn in-person all year long after spending so much time in virtual classes.

The budget includes competitive starting pay for bus drivers, raises for teachers NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - A $359.4 million operating budget has been unanimously approved by the Newport News School Board. The budget includes competitive starting pay for bus drivers, raises for teachers and a one-time bonus for all full-time and part-time employees.

The emotional vortex swirling around the Hanover County School Board's handling of transgender student policies over the past six months continued Wednesday night, though this time the messages were directed at the county's Board of Supervisors. The board got an earful from parents and supporters on both sides of the transgender issue as about 100 people packed the board's 6 p.m.