One Loudoun County School Board member resigned from her position after feuds with a parent group, which has been trying to recall her and other members of the school board. In a statement, board member Beth Barts said she made her decision to resign after much thought and careful consideration and determined this was best for her and her family.

Schools in Wise County and Lee County Hire Secure Futures to Install a Total of 3.2 Megawatts of Solar Power Systems on 9 Campuses STAUNTON, Va., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Secure Futures Solar has signed an agreement with school divisions in Wise and Lee Counties in Southwest Virginia to intall solar power systems on site at nine campuses across both counties.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Public Schools school board wrote a letter to Mayor Levar Stoney requesting an extra $10 million from previous school projects to go towards building a new George Wythe High School. In doing so this may have delayed the construction, even more.

by: Olivia Jaquith Posted: / Updated: RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - In a narrow 5-4 vote, the Richmond School Board approved the formation of a committee to review a collective bargaining agreement for the school division's employees on Monday night.

School districts across the region are struggling to fill open positions, an issue that's forced schools to alter bus routes, double up on teacher schedules and ask current staff to take on additional duties. Area school officials report trouble finding teachers and substitute teachers, cafeteria staff, and custodians, but their biggest struggle comes in finding bus drivers and substitute drivers.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Health announced a new dashboard that displays COVID-19 cases amongst children ages 0-17. The dashboard was added due to the increase in COVID-19 cases among children across the state. Case counts, rates and the percentages of all cases will be recorded and updated weekly on Fridays.

For much of the county, Oct. 15 was just another fall Friday. But for a small group of folks outside Cedar Lee Middle School, it was party time, complete with music, balloons, special guests and cookies. The groundbreaking was held to kick off a major expansion and renovation at the school.

ROANOKE, Va. - As the school year continues, we're working for you to track cases of COVID-19 across local school systems. Below is a running list of schools that have notified parents and staff of confirmed cases. If you know of one, email news@wsls.com.

Henrico County Public Schools' graduation rate dropped slightly this year, as Virginia's overall graduation rate saw a slight increase. The largest disparities in graduation rates for Henrico students are again among Hispanic students and English learners - larger than the gaps for those same subgroups of students at the state level.

A Fairfax County elementary school has a special connection to General Colin Powell, who passed away Monday due to complications from COVID-19. Colin L. Powell Elementary School opened in 2003 and was named after the former U. S. secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.