DUBLIN - Several classmates decked in protective green jackets and helmets watched as sparks illuminated the space where Cory Phillips worked a piece of metal with a tool he and the other students call a "MIG." Phillips, a senior at Pulaski County High School, said he was demonstrating a process that basically uses gas to melt metals and ultimately attach or fuse them together.

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. - One Louisa County teacher is going the extra mile for her students - literally. Kate Fletcher is an English teacher at Louisa County High School. She has planned to run 105 miles from Louisa to the reflecting pool in Washington D.C. on Monday.

The Rappahannock County High Schools' Agricultural Academy program that trains students for both blue and white collar work in the industry has exploded in popularity since its inception two years ago. Michele Fincham and Rich Hogan, teachers who oversee the program that supplements students' traditional academic curriculum, predict that upward of a third of the schools' total student population are involved.

Parents in Arlington are concerned after students were caught bringing weapons to a middle school and being inappropriate in the restrooms. They've been contacting FOX 5 about a number of incidents that have taken place at Swanson Middle School.

A group of Virginia educational leaders recently got a glimpse of local high school students' expertise in using the latest technology in a place where South Boston's history collides with its future.

Paige Robinson is swamped with requests to step in as a substitute teacher in schools all across Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools are among the many districts in the country that don't have enough substitute teachers.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Lynchburg City Schools reviewed a report from Dominion Seven Architects at a recent joint meeting with city council. In that report's overview, one point was clearly made: LCS has too many school buildings, with declining enrollment being a contributing factor. Superintendent Dr. Crystal Edwards responded to the report with WDBJ7.

By DAVID McGEE, Bristol Herald Courier BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - Immersive technology that puts students inside the cockpit of a fighter plane, on the ocean floor or lets them virtually dissect animals is now available at two city schools.