Stories tagged: "education"

Education Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks during a House Committee on the Budget hearing on the Presidents fiscal year 2023 budget, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool Photo via AP)
Education Rep. Bob Good Wants Cameras In Classrooms

GOP Rep. Bob Good suggested that there should be cameras in public school classrooms for "accountability" purposes, even though critical race theory isn't taught in Virginia schools.

Meghin Moore Meghin Moore July 28, 2022 5:46 pm EDT
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Education Students Return To Class, But Will Teachers?

A 2021-22 survey by the American Federation of Teachers reported the lowest job satisfaction ratings for paraprofessionals and school-related personnel ever recorded.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles July 26, 2022 5:20 pm EDT
Education Workers begin digging a tunnel to connect the new General Assembly building to the Capitol Wednesday March 2, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Education Virginia Senate Democrats Kill “Divisive Concepts” Bill

Even though HB 787, a bill about "divisive concepts," passed through the Virginia House, it was ultimately killed in the Senate by Democrats.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles March 4, 2022 3:44 pm EST
Education Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, seated center, signs a bill that bans mask mandates in public schools in Virginia on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday Feb. 16, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Education SB 739 Making Masks Optional In Virginia Passes, Effective By March 1

School divisions across Virginia will have to redo their COVID-19 mitigation strategies to comply with the newly-signed state law.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles February 16, 2022 5:52 pm EST
Education In this Sept. 27, 2017 photo students learn about searching for books and keeping track of what they've read in their school library. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno)
Education To Ban or Not To Ban? Virginia’s Schools Caught in a Battlefield

Across Virginia, there are at least nine school divisions that have either tried to enact book bans and failed, have successfully banned books from their schools’ libraries.

Meghin Moore Meghin Moore February 11, 2022 12:44 pm EST

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Education Virginia Senate Slashes SB 20: Transgender Student Policies Remain

Senate Bill (SB) 20, which would’ve put transgender student protections under attack, didn’t make it very far.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles February 9, 2022 5:24 pm EST
Education Contributed photo - Jennifer Williams reads to children at a local elementary school.
Education Tipped Off or Ticked Off?: Youngkin’s Teacher tip Line Faces Backlash

In Gov. Glenn Youngkin's first two weeks in office, a "tip line" for concerned parents to report any "divisive practices" was met with a lot of negative reactions.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles February 7, 2022 4:51 pm EST