Biden unveils new plan for student debt relief
The president’s plan builds on existing debt cancellation efforts and would extend loan relief to more than 30 million borrowers.
Apr
2024
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EDUCATION
Mar
2024
28
Join the fun: Recapping Family Literacy Night’s storybook adventures
Project-based activities helped children and adults explore common ways to enjoy practical learning in Danville.
Mar
2024
22
Op-Ed: How Virginia Can Better Support Public Schools and Educators
The solution to improving our public schools is to listen more and give more decision-making power to those of us in the trenches. Too often, teachers and school workers aren’t given a seat at the table to help make decisions in a school district. This is very...
Mar
2024
21
78,000 public service workers get student loans canceled by Biden administration
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
Mar
2024
15
Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
Mar
2024
14
Youngkin vetoes bill that would’ve curbed book bans
Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted on a handful of education bills that passed the General Assembly, signing six, amending one, and vetoing one pertaining to book bans.
Feb
2024
29
What would Virginia teachers do if we raised their pay to the national average?
Virginia teachers told us what they’d do with the money if the commonwealth raised their pay to the national average salary for an educator.
Feb
2024
16
Teacher pay increases, child care support legislation advance in legislature
Legislation to boost teacher pay, ban legacy admissions, and help families with their child care needs remains on track to potentially become law this year.
Feb
2024
8
Virginia Dems push bills to raise teacher pay
A 2023 study from the Virginia Education Association (VEA) found that estimated average teacher pay in the commonwealth was just over $62,100 annually—more than $6,300 below the estimated national average for the job.
Feb
2024
8
Positivity prevails: BHS Wall of Love offers Rockingham County students uplifting messages
In Rockingham County, community members stood with messages of support for local students.
