1+ week, 6+ day ago   (860+ words) Board members worked through the priorities during an August board meeting led by the Nebraska Association of School Boards. The process is intended to produce a series of goals for superintendent Erik Wilson alongside corresponding goals for the board, creating…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1385+ words) NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS is expected to keep its property tax levy at 87.62 cents per $100 per valuation. On a $100,000 home, that would be an increase of $3. Shown here is a neighborhood off First Street in Norfolk. The board approved the resolution…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (42+ words) While many back-to-school events focus on handing out supplies, a different type of gathering in Norfolk Saturday morning brought students, families and education leaders together to focus on guidance, safety and community support. Read more here: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/norfolk-students-pray-for-guidance-and-safety-ahead-of-new-school-year/...

2+ mon, 3+ 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…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (443+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Nurses nationwide are retiring or leaving the profession early due to burnout faster than nursing programs across the country can replace them. Now Virginia Commonwealth University is expanding its nursing program to help address a statewide shortage of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (119+ words) Centura College marked the launch of its new electrical lineworker program at its Norfolk campus on April 8. The 15-week program is designed to meet national and statewide demand for lineworkers, who also respond to storms, as infrastructure grows, according to…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (573+ words) The Virginia Beach-based foundation services company, founded 10 years ago, plans to hire 5,000 more employees — including nearly 1,000 in leadership roles — over the next five years. Groundworks founder and executive chairman Matt Malone said the industry is going to need to bring…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (611+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Educators and environmentalists hope a new outdoor classroom at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge will spark more appreciation for the region’s ecology. The classroom, which opened last month, is expected to host thousands of elementary school students over…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (394+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Drivers who speed through certain school zones in Virginia Beach will now face fines as automated speed camera enforcement moves into its next phase. City officials say that as of April 1, citations and $100 fines are being issued…...