While still awaiting final numbers from the Virginia General Assembly's state budget, the Amherst County School Board has approved the Amherst division's fiscal year 2022-23 budget. Amherst County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Arnold said during the board's March 10 meeting the school system may not get completed numbers from the state until April.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond's School Board is slashing $6 million out of the superintendent's budget. Right now, those cuts are undefined, and that's causing concern at City Hall. "I know in our budget books there wasn't a budget for the schools. Have you all sent that out just so we can have an updated budget book?

BRISTOL, Va. - The timeline to build and open the city's proposed new elementary school has been delayed, with the opening now planned for August 2024. City leaders had been working toward finalizing financing for the more than $22 million project to close three older schools and consolidate into two buildings on the Van Pelt Elementary campus.

As Chesterfield County government officials champion multiple tax relief programs in the proposed budget, some residents like Kyle Viele are questioning how the county can slash taxes and still generate a hefty sum of revenues while schools once again go unfunded.

School leaders started replacing the diesel bus fleet five years ago. The district is switching to more cost-effective, clean-energy propane buses. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - As gas prices hold steady at record highs, school divisions across Virginia are replacing diesel-run school buses with buses that rely on alternative fuel.

The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announced Monday that the school district will seek an appeal to a ruling against the admissions process at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. This comes after the county requested a stay regarding a ruling on the new policy which a judge says discriminates against Asian American students.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Chesapeake school officials have approved a division budget for the upcoming school year that would give pay raises to all staff. The superintendent's proposed budget will now move forward to Chesapeake City Council, which will ultimately decide on the amount of school funding the division gets in the next fiscal year.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Lynchburg City Schools will hold a public hearing on their proposed operating budget Tuesday night. The proposed budget is for the 2022-2023 year. Some of the highlights include increased substitute pay, additional staff and an LCS minimum wage increase. Tuesday's public hearing starts at 5 p.m.