Schools

1+ week, 4+ 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, 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…...

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…...

4+ week, 9+ hour 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/...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (206+ words) The cost of going to college in Virginia will again rise this fall. “It’s a hard decision to make,” said Charles Poston, then rector of William & Mary’s board of visitors after an April hearing on tuition. “For me, it is…...

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…...