3+ week, 2+ day ago   (223+ words) Public school teachers in Virginia are getting a 3.5% raise this year. But, they're still struggling to catch up to the national average. Virginia is falling behind the national average for teacher salaries. That's according to numbers from the National Education…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (426+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A new policy reducing technology’s reach in the classrooms of Virginia Beach’s youngest learners marks a turning point for the methods of instruction to students in an increasingly electronic reality. The policy additionally calls for an annual review…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (889+ words) Over the past five years, several Virginia localities have generated just $119 million total from a targeted sales tax to fund school construction and maintenance, fueling calls to expand the tax statewide. When lawmakers first established the tax in 2021, a state…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia families continue to deal with the overall shortage and high costs of formal childcare. But through state funding, the YMCA of South Hampton Roads aims to address the challenge by adding 235 childcare seats at three new learning…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (373+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach School Board voted to keep an additional 10 minutes added to the school day for the rest of the year. The extra time went into effect Monday as an effort to make up for time…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (135+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a slate of bills aiming to strengthen Virginia schools throughout the Commonwealth. Spanberger signed more than 20 bills with bipartisan support to make sure students are set up for long-term success by prioritizing child safety…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (431+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – The mayor of Blacksburg is urging Virginia Tech officials to delay a proposed housing policy change, warning it could strain the town’s housing market and public services while accelerating student enrollment growth. In a letter dated April…...

5+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (206+ words) A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ask that mental health assessments be made available for all public school students from grades 6-12 in Virginia. The bill, HB355, directs the advisory School Health Services Committee to work with the Virginia Department of…...