Virginia schools find the key to better attendance: A free morning meal
Free school breakfast programs in Virginia are helping to combat student absenteeism. Here’s how.
Dec
2025
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EDUCATION
Sep
2025
4
Virginia public schools had more than 3,200 unfilled teaching positions in 2024-25
Something’s missing in Virginia classrooms—and it’s not just school supplies.
Aug
2025
28
Botetourt County Public Schools reinstated random student drug testing
A previously paused policy is back in Botetourt—here’s what it means for students signing up for extracurriculars and parking permits.
Aug
2025
26
Phones off: Hanover Schools’ policy results in 1,600+ confiscations
One school division went all-in on unplugging during the day—and the results are in.
Aug
2025
18
New federal loan limits could derail Virginia students’ path to medical school
This story by Shalina Chatlani was produced by Stateline and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Twenty-eight-year-old Michaela Bonner has been working 12-hour shifts as an emergency medical technician in Norfolk, Virginia, for the past four years, while attending...
Aug
2025
15
Public school defender Ghazala Hashmi takes on right-wing radio’s Reid for lieutenant governor
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi went to public schools, and so did her two daughters. Now, the candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia is putting protecting them at the center of her campaign.
Aug
2025
12
The Spanberger strategy: Can this Virginia Democrat reset the politics of public education?
As Abigail Spanberger campaigns for Virginia governor, her strategy on public education could offer a playbook for a party that has struggled to come up with a clear agenda to counter Republicans’ messaging.
Aug
2025
6
Is Virginia’s #2 Republican trying to wreck your local school? We’ve got the receipts on Winsome Earle-Sears
Here are 4 instances when the Republican running for governor of Virginia has proven she’d make public schools worse.
Jun
2025
26
Abigail Spanberger: ‘It’s time to get culture wars out of our schools and let teachers teach’
The Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia wants to stop making educators the enemy—and help them prepare students for success.
Jun
2025
18
UVA researcher breaks down the myths behind math anxiety
Only a small percentage of people are inherently bad at math, says Professor Tanya Evans. But many struggle with anxiety due to a lack of math literacy.
