2+ week, 4+ 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…...

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   (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, 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…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) NORFOLK — Executive leadership and officers of the city’s largest public school employees’ union have been dismissed after an internal investigation. Mackey has not responded to repeated requests for comment. The internal investigation by the national union noted that the former…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (439+ words) NORFOLK — The School Board voted Wednesday night to approve a modifications to the budget for next year, but nobody was very happy about it. Members on both sides of a 4-3 vote said they believed that City Council, which provides most of…...

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…...