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Education Richmond Public Schools Gave Teachers the Power to Negotiate. Here’s Why That Matters for the Rest of Virginia.

Richmond Public Schools became the first district in Virginia to adopt a collective bargaining resolution for teachers.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 5, 2022 4:06 pm EST
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Education From Tinkering to Teaching: Virginia Educator Wins National Cybersecurity Award

Kristina Rice, a teacher at Spotsylvania High School, has been recognized by the US Department of Education with a prestigious cybersecurity award.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles December 13, 2021 5:49 pm EST
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Education Want to Go to College for Free? There’s a Program in Virginia for That.

“These are all high-demand, for the most part high-wage, fields and career pathways. And so [students are] going to come out, no debt, be able to go into a great career, start making really good money right away."

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles September 28, 2021 2:02 pm EDT
Education Contributed photo - Staff members at Axton Elementary School check students' temperatures daily before entering the classroom.
Education Virginia Keeps Mask Rule For Summer Classes, CDC Guidance On Hold

RICHMOND-Already in the middle of summer school, district and VDOE officials say the mask mandate remains in place until July 25.

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton Amie Knowles Amie Knowles July 10, 2021 2:20 am EDT
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Education How Can Virginia Schools Protect Against Cyberattacks?

RICHMOND-Virginia schools need a number of changes in order to protect against cyberattacks. The question is how will they pay for it?

Dogwood Staff July 8, 2021 7:29 am EDT

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Martin Luther King Jr., gives his "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd before the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March in Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. The widely quoted speech became one of his most famous. Commentary Rashid: Dr. King, Not Joe Manchin, Was Right About the Filibuster
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Education Contributed photo - Rita Browning teaches math class at Laurel Park Middle School.
Education Yes, Virginia, Face Masks Are Still Mandatory in Local Schools

COLLINSVILLE-Yes, the emergency order's gone. But face masks are still mandatory in all Virginia schools, at least for this summer.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles July 8, 2021 4:41 am EDT
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Education Virginia’s Officials Detail Plans to Help Foster Children Post-Pandemic

COLLINSVILLE-Foster children faced a variety of difficult circumstances during the pandemic. Virginia officials have a plan to help.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles June 22, 2021 6:09 am EDT