Report finds profound pandemic impact on Virginia education

Virginia’s teacher workforce is smaller, unhappier and less qualified than before the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia’s nonpartisan legislative watchdog agency said in a report Monday.

Virginia education tip line sees concerns from parents

One Virginia parent wanted to ensure their child wasn’t “being taught divisive concepts (or in Biology not being taught divisive gender-bending LGBT-campaigns with overly-sexualized lesson content).”

Lawsuit aims to stop Spotsylvania's new superintendent

A Spotsylvania School Board member is looking to stop the hiring of the district's controversial superintendent, Mark Taylor.

DMV leaders respond to national report showing learning loss in math, reading

A shocking report card on learning loss shows DMV school test scores down along with scores across the country. It's all part of a new national report out Monday showing learning loss is an ongoing casualty of the COVID-19 school shutdowns.

1,000 Stafford High School students sick after illness outbreak

Virginia health officials are investigating a peculiar outbreak that led to 1,000 Stafford High School students getting sick

Virginia's history learning standards remain under review

As school leaders work toward updating the Commonwealth's standards of learning for history and social studies, there are concerns about whether the governor's ideologies will influence the decision-making process.

Gov. Youngkin's transgender student policies 'damaging,' says NoVa orgs

Several Northern Virginia organizations say Gov. Glenn Youngin's new model policies are causing some students to miss school out of fear of mistreatment by staff and other students.

Fairfax Co. Public Schools counselor investigation exposes widespread problems

An investigation into why a sex offender was able to continue working as a middle school guidance counselor has uncovered serious issues in Virginia’s largest school district.

Chamberlain University steps in to help Stratford University nursing students

Hundreds of nursing students set to graduate from Stratford University may receive help from Chamberlain University since Stratford is closing its doors this week.

Stratford University students fear starting over as school shuts down

Stratford University is shutting down all of its campuses amid financial hardship and a reported dispute with the Department of Education.

Loudoun Co. Public Schools to discuss new policy on sexually explicit material

Loudoun County Public School officials will meet Thursday to discuss how to implement a new policy regarding sexually explicit content in schools. 

Dumfries school bus driver runs over parent's foot; Parent charged

A bus carrying school children ran over a parent's foot in Dumfries Tuesday before driving off with the students still aboard. 

Alexandria schools introducing daily social-emotional learning for all students

School districts are still trying to find ways to help kids catch up both academically and socially as many students spent the pandemic learning from home.

Virginia Supreme Court allows grand jury probe into Loudoun County school sexual assaults to continue

An attempt by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a grand jury investigating the school system’s handling of two sexual assaults was rejected Friday by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Gov. Youngkin unveils plans to combat learning loss, teacher shortages in Virginia schools

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled a new effort on Thursday to combat "learning loss" and teacher shortages in schools. It’s an issue that is raising concerns among parents.