It is no secret that schools all across the country are struggling to find teachers to fill open positions. According to the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium, there are 500 open teaching jobs across Southwest Virginia. To help fill some of those holes, a teacher recruiting job fair is taking place this Saturday from 9 a.m.

The meeting comes in the wake of a shooting at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6, where police said a 6-year-old shot his first-grade teacher. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Newport News School Board will discuss a separation agreement and severance with Superintendent Dr. George Parker III during a special meeting Wednesday night.

The Floyd County Public School Board voted unanimously to change the monthly meeting time from 7 to 6 p.m. for the 2023 calendar year. No changes were made in board roles on Jan. 9 during the reorganization meeting. James Ingram continues to serve as chairman, Laura LeRoy continues to serve as vice chair and Janet Harris continues to be the clerk.

Chesterfield Superintendent gave a warning to county leaders Tuesday: if the budget doesn't shape up, Chesterfield schools will see real cuts in the classroom. The forecast came as Dr. Daugherty introduced his proposal for the school division's budget, the first step in a process that will likely stretch until at least April as the county and state balance their commitments to education.

Civil rights lawyers have expanded the scope of their class action lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board and the Virginia Department of Education after more families came forward alleging the state had denied students their federally-mandated special education services.

Montgomery County School Board Chairman Mark Cherbaka said Tuesday night that former Superintendent Mark Miear's recent comments about his dismissal are "regrettable." Cherbaka read a statement about the situation at the start of a board meeting.

Rappahannock Community College (RCC) has joined with Virginia Tech to offer a new career and technical training program, Promoting Careers in Aquaculture, for local high school juniors and seniors. The Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula region has a high concentration of employment opportunities in the seafood and shellfish aquaculture industry.

MADISON - The Madison County School Board recently removed 22 books from the high school library in enacting a policy last fall against sexually explicit content. The banned titles included Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood and Stephen King's tale of Pennywise the clown, "It."

Arlington Public Schools has started the school year getting more aggressive in keeping parents informed when their students might not be in class. The school system on Jan. 17 rolled out an updated system for alerting parents to unverified absences, getting that information out earlier, more frequently and in more ways than previously.

Freddie Edmunds, a two-term member of the Halifax County School Board representing Election District 5, announced this week that he will not seek re-election in November. Edmunds called his time on the School Board "a great experience, full of rewards and challenges" but said he will be stepping away with full confidence that Halifax County Public Schools will move forward in his absence.