RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Boushall Middle School teacher received the surprise of her life when Superintendent Jason Kamras announced she was chosen as the 2022 RPS Teacher of the Year. On Friday afternoon, Kamras, Mayor Levar Stoney, Kiara Thompson's family and friends, and other members of the RPS community congratulated Thompson inside her classroom.

From Fairfax County to Loudoun County, Virginia’s local governments and towns are waiting on a state budget from Richmond to see how much money they’re going to get for the upcoming school year.

BEDFORD, Va. - A Central Virginia high school is preparing its students for the dangers of the road. They're getting two important messages across in a unique way. Students at Liberty High School in Bedford spent Thursday afternoon racing to buckle up. Many are looking forward to hitting the road.

Fairfax County Public Schools Board discussed a proposed budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year on Thursday night at Luther Jackson Middle School in Fall Church. It’s highly unusual to see just a handful of people at a Fairfax County Public Schools public hearing for an up-and-coming budget: an often-contentious process.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville City Schools has taken a major step toward reaching a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers and staff. Minutes before what eventually became a milestone school board meeting on Thursday, red-clad teachers, staff, and students stood outside Charlottesville High School to make signs of support for collective bargaining.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Everyone remembers that one special teacher. Sometimes they're so impactful that a young student may decide to become a teacher themselves. "My second and third-grade teacher," recalled Kathleen Miler. "She looped up with us and she was probably my first inspiration to be a teacher."

Placeholder while article actions load A Virginia school board is considering a proposal that would require schools to notify parents of students' "self-identification" - spurring worries that teachers will be forced to reveal the gender identity or sexuality of LGBTQ students without their consent.

Virginia Living magazine editorial staff created a list of the Top Schools and Universities for 2022 for its April issue.

Parents are outraged and demanding answers from Arlington Public Schools after a beloved teacher was escorted from her classroom during school. For more than a decade, Sharon Gaston served as the lead reading specialist at Taylor Elementary School, and parents think she's being retaliated against and removed from her position after applying for the principal's job at the school and being passed over.

When Harrisonburg City Public Schools Superintendent Michael Richards welcomed everyone in attendance at Friday's "topping off" ceremony at the site of the city's second high school, it was with gusto that he welcomed them to Rocktown High School. The announcement was met with applause and shouts from about 40 people in attendance.