2+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — About 7,000 new students are joining the Virginia Tech community as the university begins a new academic year. University leaders say they are expecting a strong first-year class and plenty of opportunities for students to get involved on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (640+ words) And one thing that’s become evident through the years is that there are countless residents who are passionate about Norfolk, whether the city is their hometown or eventually became home. These people, along with a number of elected officials, city…...

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, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) In her new leadership role at VECF, Bell will be responsible for building a strategic and sustained focus on the healthy development and school readiness of the Commonwealth’s youngest learners, supporting opportunities for all families with young children to thrive....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (802+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The School Board on Tuesday narrowly adopted a series of motions walking back a new policy that restricts the classroom laptop usage of the district’s youngest students before expanding the ban’s scope to entirely include first-graders. In a…...

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, 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   (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   (342+ words) Virginia State University welcomed 850 graduates with undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees following the May 16 spring commencement. As family and friends stood inside the MultiPurpose Center and screamed and cheered their names, the students filed into the arena. Some were grinning…...