ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The substitute teacher shortage across central Virginia has gotten so bad, some administrators are having to step in to fill the role themselves. Albemarle County Public Schools Superintendent Matt Haas says he's one of many county office employees helping to fill the substitute teacher gap.

A school board in Virginia has, at least temporarily, reversed a decision to ban LGBTQ books from school libraries after widespread condemnation. On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Spotsylvania County School Board voted 5-2 to rescind the decision, which came after parents' objection to LGBTQ fiction in Riverbend High School's library app.

Arlington Public Schools will be capping the number of traditional "snow days" students get this winter. Once the school system calls six snow days, APS will revert to remote learning for students who are attending school in-person this year. "We have updated our winter weather procedures, inc

WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY COUNTY - The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (WJCC) School Board voted to approve a $1.25 per hour salary increase for WJCC school bus drivers during Tuesday, Nov. 16's meeting. The raise goes into effect Dec. 1 for drivers who are employed at that time and will appear in their December paychecks.

Sunflowers in Halifax County this summer provided not only a backdrop for picture-perfect landscapes - this golden crop is an example of organic farming which shows promise for profit. Tri-County Community Action Agency is the recipient of a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund - the largest private grant in Tri-County Community Action Agency's history....

When Amherst County High School drama students visit other schools to perform, their instructor, Patricia Emmert, hears from them regularly: "Wow, Mrs. Emmert. So this is what a real stage looks like. Why don't we have this?" Emmert brought this sentiment toward the Amherst County Board of Supervisors during its Nov.

Enrollment in Henrico Schools took a nosedive last year as the COVID-19 pandemic caused monumental disruptions to education. In September, schools fully reopened and welcomed students back - most of whom hadn't been inside of a school building in more than 500 days.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) kicked off the national rollout of COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5-11 today, when the school division welcomed First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to a clinic at the school where the first polio vaccine was administered in 1954.

by Larry Chowning - There was more good news for the Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) last week as there were only two positive COVID-19 cases and 12 people quarantined in the MCPS school system over the week of Oct. 9-15. MCPS superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz reported these results in a weekly update in an [...]

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