VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS | |
Thursday, August 24, 2023 | |
The Virginia Daily Education News is a daily update (Monday through Friday) of education news throughout Virginia. Links are created to various media outlets throughout the state. | | |
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Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth! This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.
Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.
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As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new school year, we again encourage School Boards across the Commonwealth to join the Virginia School Boards Association in celebrating as students are welcomed back. We encourage you to post back-to-school messages and photos of your board or division welcoming students back to a new school year on your division’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), using the hashtag #BacktoSchoolVA.
Also, please email your photos to Office of Communications at [email protected] to be featured on the VSBA Facebook page and Daily News.
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42 teachers get grants to boost classrooms in Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro | 32 grants for 42 teachers serving more than 5,000 kids totaling $42,707.91 raised by the Valley Alliance for Education for these grants. | | |
Fredericksburg City Public Schools presents accreditation predictions | Accreditation considers student performance levels on the following school quality indicators: academic achievement, achievement gaps among certain student groups and student engagement and outcomes. | | |
New safety measures a focus as Prince William schools welcome 91,000 students on the first day | About 650 big yellow school buses hit Prince William County roads Monday morning as the new school year dawned for more than 91,000 students. | | |
New Gloucester superintendent Tony Vladu talks goals | GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) – As our kids get ready to go back to school, the superintendent of Gloucester County Public Schools is ready to welcome students and staff for the first time. | | |
County honors softball champs! | The Louisa County High School Lions varsity softball team was honored by the county at the Louisa County Board of Supervisors' August 8 meeting. Led by Coach Susan Sharpe, the | | | |
School starts back for Salem students | Students of Salem City Schools returned to the classroom on Monday. According to the division, the opening day enrollment was 3,587, with a few students not in attendance due to scheduled or planned absences. Dr. Curtis Hicks, superintendent, said the opening went smoothly. | | |
4 school bus drivers no longer with Albemarle County | Four bus drivers are no longer working for Albemarle County Public Schools, making the ongoing shortage even worse. | | |
Corn dogs and hugs: Inside the lunchroom on the first day back at school | A Fairfax County elementary school cafeteria was the site of reunions, burps and widespread enjoyment of chocolate milk. | | | |
'I was representing a big flag': Student says free American flags won't solve the issue
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Just 24 hours after a controversy over a student with American flags on his truck, Bedford County Schools is looking to provide free flags and decals to their students.
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Arlington school system faces a calendar conondrum | Staff wants regional approach to start/end dates and holidays, but parents and staff are not on board | | | |
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Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth. This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.
Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.
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