UPDATE (June 11): Gov. Ralph Northam announced that colleges will reopen in the fall with comprehensive public health plans in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The guidelines differ from the ones put in place for K-12 schools, which are focused on three phases for reopening. The college reopening guidelines require schools to monitor...
Petitions are cropping up from teachers in school systems throughout the state As school systems try to figure out how to start the upcoming school year, several Virginia educators from across the commonwealth have formed petitions urging school officials to take students, teachers and staff’s physical safety and budget cuts into greater account in their...
Virginia schools will be back in sessions this fall, but not before many task forces in cities and towns throughout the state figure out exactly how to do that safely. Gov. Ralph Northam and his administration issued guidance in June for reopening K-12 schools in three phases. Schools will be required to come up with...
Gov. Ralph Northam announced that Virginia schools will reopen in the fall, but the school day will feel different due to modifications for social distancing. “The school experience will look very different,” Northam said. “Phases will allow in-person instruction, but slowly. We’ll start with small groups [of students] which will give schools the flexibility they...
