An effort in the Virginia House of Delegates to give all localities the ability - via a voter referendum - to increase the local sales tax in order to pay for school construction projects was stopped in a subcommittee meeting Friday morning.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is facing a mounting backlash from Democratic lawmakers and some teachers and parents during his first month in office as word spread about an email address his administration set up to solicit concerns about schools.

The Arlington Branch of the NAACP levied sharp criticisms against the local Democratic party's School Board endorsement caucus, which is up for debate next week. On Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Arlington County Democratic Committee is set to consider the objections to its caucus and vote on whether a

Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef has decided not to run for Congress in Virginia's new 7th district. Lateef had expressed interest after a preliminary draft map from the Virginia Supreme Court moved the 7th to encompass all of Prince William County, but when the final map was made official, it showed the county split up once again, between the 7th and 10th districts.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Months after a Suffolk girl died from COVID-19 complications, 10 On Your Side is learning more about her role as a class nurse in the days before her death. Teresa Sperry was just 10 years old on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when she complained to Suffolk Public Schools officials that she had a headache.

Democrats in the Senate Education and Health Committee narrowly voted down a bill aimed at controversial instructional materials in public schools - a political flashpoint that's roiled local school boards and became a key issue in the Virginia governor's race.

Two of Hampton Roads' most powerful legislators are on a collision course when it comes to education policy, but both are confident in their vision for the commonwealth's schools. Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) and Del.

WINCHESTER - Some members of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night threatened to reduce funding to the county's public school system and instead support alternative education options if the system continues to require students to wear face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The seven school boards asked the court to block the order, which aims to give parents the option to send their children into the classroom without a mask. The case is slated to be heard in Arlington Circuit Court on Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Over the last three weeks, Petersburg High School students have been learning from home after the school's heat pump burst on Jan. 4, leaving parts of the school without heat. One parent said their student was told to wear multiple jackets when coming to school by the administration.