DANVILLE, Va. - Voters in Danville have approved school bonds and a 1% hike in sales tax that will benefit capital improvements for city schools. About 60% of voters backed the sales tax increase, according to Danville Public Schools. School officials said that a majority of schools in the city were built before 1955.

Incumbent Jamie Bond earned another term on the Montgomery County School Board Tuesday while Linwood Hudson won the other competitive board contest. Bond, a board member since 2005, was reelected in her District D race against Travis Williams. District D includes part of Christiansburg and the Riner area.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Portsmouth Public Schools administrators have made changes to their academic calendar to help the school community get some additional breaks and flexibility. In a recent post from PPS, administrators thanked the community for their support amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say they have re-evaluated the calendar to offer staff, students, and [...]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Nov. 2 - After an unsuccessful write-in campaign last November, Megan Gordon took a 3-to-1 margin of victory at the polls on Tuesday over Jason Scott Breeden, the incumbent chair of the Page County School Board. Gordon captured 74 percent of the ballots with 6,157 votes - compared to Breeden's 2,082 votes (25 percent).

Samuel Foster recently shared new updates on construction for school HVAC installations in addition to the gymnasium, auditorium, kitchen, nurses clinic and locker rooms. By Pam Dudding Contributing writer Samuel Foster has continued with the follow-up with the ESSER funds allotted for facility ... | New Castle Record

A year of follow-up assistance is geared to facilitate student success with a transition into the labor market and make available post-secondary education to those completing the program. Board member Amanda Wright said she is a product of the high school's CTE, describing it as a topic near and dear to her heart.

Graham Paige will represent the Samuel Miller district on the Albemarle County School Board for another two years after beating back a write-in challenge from Randy Zackrisson. Paige received 71% of the 5,642 votes cast, according to unofficial results posted online Tuesday night.

Two new people are joining the Charlottesville School Board after votes were counted Tuesday night. Three of the seven seats were on the ballot this year. Incumbent Lisa Larson-Torres received the most votes - 7,329 - from among the five candidates in her bid for a second term, according to unofficial results posted online Tuesday.

Washington County School Board Chairman Tom Musick lost his seat in Tuesday's election - ending a 20-year run - to challenger Debbie Anderson. Musick, 53, had faced no competition in elections for a dozen years in the county's Taylor District.

During October 18 - 29, 2021, WCHS DECA high school students competed in a Virtual Business Challenge across eight different tracks: Entrepreneurship; Fashion; Accounting; Hotel Management; Personal Finance; Restaurant Management; Retail Management; and Sports Marketing. Each track encouraged DECA members to test their skills within its particular Virtual Business environment - individually [...]