It may be possible to cut $2 or $3 million from the cost of the new Fredericksburg middle school, but getting down to the $57 million budgeted by City Council is "unlikely."

Loudoun County's superintendent is getting a $28,000 raise on top of his $295,000 base salary and $1,000 a month vehicle allowance.

Amherst County Public Schools recently received a Recruitment and Retention Support Grant that covers the cost of incentives for new employees. According to Jim Gallagher, chief human resources officer, the grant is up to $30,000 over the course of the school year as part of Virginia's American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding.

As the Orange County School Board awaited the start of its July 18 meeting, dozens of students and parents filed into the meeting room at the Taylor Education Administration Complex with signs of protest - the third such occurrence in the board's previous three meetings.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Many school districts in our hometowns are looking for bus drivers, including Franklin County Public Schools. District officials say there is a shortage of drivers and that could have an impact on some routes. They hope it won't happen, but want parents to be aware and prepared.

The new superintendent of Halifax County Public Schools, Dr. Amy Huskin, is ready to get back to the basics, or what she terms the "ABC's" of education. "We're going to be getting back to the basics - the ABC's of Academics, Behavior and Culture," Huskin explained.

INDEPENDENCE - By a unanimous vote, the Grayson County School Board on July 18 reappointed Kelly Wilmore to serve another four-year term as division superintendent. Chairwoman Diane Haynes asked for the board's approval of a resolution extending the superintendent's contractvote, which passed by a 5-0 vote.

This Saturday, residents of Westmoreland County will be able to celebrate the grand opening of Westmoreland High School. It cost over $48 million, and took many years to get the work started even after the groundbreaking, but now the county can sit back and admire the fruits of all the blood, sweat, and tears that went into the new school's creation.

The Mecklenburg County School Board voted Monday to push back the start of school by nearly two weeks after determining the county's secondary school complex in Baskerville would not be completed in time to begin classes on Aug. 29, the original start date. Classes are now slated to begin on Sept.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - Students attending one of the six Title I schools will receive free meals for the upcoming school year according to school officials. Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) announced on Wednesday, July 27, that all students attending a Title I school would be provided breakfast and lunch at no charge, and [...]