On Jan. 25, as Del. Wendell Walker (R-Lynchburg) stepped to the microphone on the floor of the House Chamber in Richmond to speak to House Bill 1572, Lynchburg's E.C. Glass High School was being held on a lockdown following a bomb threat made toward the school.

The Alexandria City School Board announced Thursday that interim superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt will remain in the role, making her the first Black woman to permanently hold the position. The announcement marks the end of the months-long search for a new system leader after superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings Jr.

This tax season, Stafford County high school students volunteering as tax preparers obtained almost $100,000 in federal and state tax refunds for members of their community. In a new pilot program, Colonial Forge and Mountain View high school students partnered with the IRS to offer free tax preparation clinics through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

Comment Gift Article AI chatbots are spiking in popularity worldwide, revolutionizing how millions of people live, work and socialize - and that is especially true in the realm of education.

Schools across the Commonwealth, including Northern Virginia Community College, will begin to offer professional cybersecurity job training from Google.

Weapons scanners are officially on their way to Prince William County Schools. Following months of build-up from school division officials and public outreach, the county's School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the lease of 81 Evolv weapons detection scanners for use of the division's middle and high schools.

ROCKY MOUNT - Following a three-month search, the Franklin County School Board on Friday named Kevin Siers as the school division's next superintendent. Siers has served as superintendent of Pulaski County Public Schools since 2016 and led Christiansburg High School as principal before that.

RICHMOND, Va -- Amid reports of alleged assaults in a local preschool, a state lawmaker is pushing to ramp up regulated training for staff in early education, especially for those who work with children with special needs.

VERONA - A lot of changes coming to leadership in Augusta County Public Schools as several schools will have new principals next year. The changes were announced during Thursday night's school board meeting by Kelly Troxell, the division's executive director of personnel, and approved by the school board.

Proposed changes to Virginia Beach Public School's policy on library materials have raised concerns for community members and school board members alike. Supporters have said the changes to the policy would alert parents to sexually explicit content they might not want their child exposed to, though several people said it could be taken too far.