3+ week, 3+ 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (669+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH – The school board is considering a sharp limit to how much its youngest students use computers in the classroom. The board debated a proposed policy amendment at length Tuesday night. It would bar pre-K through first grade students…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (301+ words) NORFOLK — The School Board unanimously approved a plan Wednesday night to overhaul the school district’s administrative structure. Jeff Rose, in his fourth month as superintendent, said the revised structure will allow the public school system to operate more efficiently and…...

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…...

4+ mon, 17+ hour 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, 1+ week ago   (435+ words) NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The parent union for the Norfolk Federation of Teachers has taken over Local 4261 after an internal investigation found its president, Laquetta Mackey, misused nearly $150,000 in union funds for her personal gain. The American Federation of Teachers removed…...

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…...