When emergency first responders arrive on the scene at a school to respond to an active attacker or a fire or medical emergency, seconds count. That's why the state is giving schools divisions the opportunity to update their blueprints using state funding.
Those waiting on the Hanover County school board to vote on changes to the student code of conduct or take action on its transgender policy will have to wait at least another month.
Henrico County Public Schools are implementing new measures to retain current staff and recruit new members by supporting their financial needs and adding ways to lessen the workloads of current staff.
For the first time in two years, the Strawberry Street Festival is back in Richmond. This year the event holds special meaning as Fox students get ready to transition to Clark Springs Elementary School.
Richmond Public Schools wants to hear from families and the community about whether the new George Wythe High School should be themed as an arts high school or STEM high school.
Following Monday’s vote to rezone the over-crowded River City Middle School, along with Boushall, Brown and Binford Middle Schools, the race is on to finalize where students will wind up come fall.
By Safia Abdulahi and Tarazha Jenkins | Capital News Service
Virginia schools still rely heavily on law enforcement to discipline students and years of efforts to lessen the practice could be halted with recent legislation, according to juvenile justice advocates and some state lawmakers.
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent and one school board member say the resignation of the division’s chief operating officer is stretching the division to its breaking point and will cause delays down the road.
Several anonymous donors gave away over 100 pieces of jewelry to dozens of students at Prince George High School as accessories to their outfits for prom.
Two Richmond elementary schools were honored by the Department of Education as Green Ribbon Schools for their efforts in sustainability both through education and by implementing sustainable means to lessen their carbon footprint.
Attorney General Jason Miyares is calling on the federal government to cancel student loan debt for hundreds who attended “Virginia College” in Chesterfield.
By Anna Chen and Reid Murphy | Capital News Service
Krysti Albus taught multiple subjects for 20 years and now teaches early childhood special education. She saw many colleagues leave the classroom in the middle of the year for better-paying corporate jobs.
The RPS school board voted unanimously to move Fox Elementary Students to Clark Springs Elementary. Still, it amended the motion to give Fox teachers more time to move into the renovated elementary school.
Virginia State University is expected to break ground on a $120 million academic building that the university says will be the largest building ever constructed on the campus.
O.B. Gates Elementary School is the first in the nation to offer an American Sign Language immersion program and the first in Virginia to offer one in Mandarin Chinese.
Chesterfield County Public Schools are offering a $3,000 stipend for certain positions at schools experiencing the most vacancies. The county will also be holding a job fair with a focus on filling these positions.
