A 10-year-old girl in Suffolk died Monday from COVID-19 after being tasked with walking sick children in her class to the clinic, her mother wrote on Facebook. She is the 12th person in Virginia younger than 20 to die from the virus.

Paul Goldman remembers the first time he spoke to Tim Kaine about a way to rehabilitate Virginia's old school buildings with private money by expanding the use of federal and state historic tax credits. It was 2005, after Kaine, then lieutenant governor, had been elected governor.

Chalk it up to one more thing local schools are figuring out as they go this school year. With the majority of students back in schools for 2021-22, Richmond-area school divisions created online dashboards that put into perspective how the virus is impacting students and staff.

"Most of the outbreaks that we are seeing in schools are small, usually limited in size to 2 to 4 individuals," Chesterfield Health District Director Dr. Alexander Samuel said in a statement Wednesday. "We've seen some larger outbreaks on school sports teams." Meadowbrook High's outbreak of five cases is resolving, with no new cases forming.

Division leaders rolled out signs for the Albert Patrick III Elementary School and the Anne Kilgore Gifted Center. HAMPTON, Va. - Some Hampton City Schools are getting a fresh start this year. The division changed the name of five schools, getting rid of some titles that had a connection to slavery and the Jim Crow era.

An hour before the Loudoun County School Board's meeting began Tuesday, a crowd of hundreds of conservative Northern Virginia residents, parents and activists gathered outside the school district's administration building in Ashburn to protest a series of issues that have incensed critics of the district's leadership.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Virginia Beach families are demanding change to the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) school board. Folks have created petitions to recall 6 of the 11 school board members. They include Carolyn Rye, Kimberly Melnyk, Beverly Anderson, Dorothy "Dottie" Holtz, Jessica Owens and Trenace Riggs.

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Many people are celebrating a man who's dedicated thirty years of his career in education to the students and teachers of Salem City Schools. Superintendent, Dr. Alan Siebert's last day will be Thursday. "It is time. It is time for me personally.

The Northampton County Board of Supervisors voted to proceed with an October 19 bond sale to raise $42 million for the renovation of Northampton High School. Following a public hearing at which no citizens spoke, the Board began the discussion of the bond sale. Currently rates are approximately 1.8%, and the Board followed the recommendation [...]

Pennington Traditional School teacher gains new knowledge at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Teacher Institute Sheri Huret, a fourth-grade teacher at Pennington Traditional School, is bringing new knowledge and experiences to her classroom this year, thanks to her involvement in the 2021 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Summer Teacher Institute.

Students at Dearington Elementary School for Innovation spent some time giving back this week - making cards and packing gift bags to be delivered to children at Centra's Lynchburg General Hospital. Annette Miller, school counselor at Dearington, said the project - dubbed "Helping Hands" - was organized as a service component to the 14-year-old leadership program at the school, Dearington Diplomatic Core.

WINCHESTER - Winchester Public Schools Superintendent Jason Van Heukelum has indicated he supports requiring the school division's athletes and staff to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Van Heukelum didn't attend Monday night's School Board meeting, but board Chairwoman Marie Imoh read a statement on his behalf.