LOUISA COUNTY, Va. -- Instead of a day indoors, Louisa County Public Schools brought all of its students to their high school football stadium for a kindness rally. "It's all about taking care of one another. One team, one family, one community.

Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is rolling out a new content filter that will give parents more control over when students use their county-issued devices. At Thursday's school board meeting, Superintendent Francisco Durán said the new tool, called Lightspeed, would replace Global Protect, which the school system currently uses.

With school board and city council approval, Virginia Beach Public Schools has started the process of replacing Princess Anne High School, Bettie F. Williams Elementary/Bayside 6th Grade Campus and Bayside High School. Soon, the division will begin seeking out input from the broader community.

During last month's school board meeting, Dr. Michael Perry, the superintendent, had multiple punch lists to present. A punch list is a manager tool that's used to make sure the terms of a contract have been checked off and satisfied. It's typically prepared when a milestone in a project has been met or the project is near the end.

As Charles City County Superintendent of Schools Dalphine Joppy presented the proposed FY2023-24 budget of schools to Charles City's Board of Supervisors as part of the regular Tuesday night meeting, it was more of a "how" question and not a "why" question that were discussion points.

CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County School Board passed a measure Tuesday night that will allow collective bargaining, a process many teachers said will lead to improvements in working conditions and education for students. The resolution, which the board approved on a 5-2 vote, was made possible due to the General Assembly in 2020 passing legislation that legalized collective bargaining for public employees.

Nearly seven years after coming to Goochland County Public Schools, GCPS superintendent Jeremy Raley is preparing for his next chapter.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Lottery is encouraging residents to send thank you notes to teachers for " Thank a Teacher " week. The thank-you cards are to recognize public school teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, which goes from May 8th to May 12th.

A Harrisonburg educator has been named one of Virginia's finalists for the 2023 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Erich Sneller, an honors STEM chemistry and Spanish-language environmental science teacher at Harrisonburg High School, is a science finalist for the award, Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera announced Monday.

INDEPENDENCE Morgan Cole of Southland Dairy Farmers gave a 30-minute lesson in dairy products and farming at Grayson County schools, with moo-ving commentary from Clover, the cow brought along to demonstrate milking. The presentation was part of the fulfillment of a grant given to the Grayson County FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of American) for their student body project.