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School Board approves 2% teacher raises - Smithfield Times

Isle of Wight County's School Board has approved a 2% raise for teachers, which will take effect Jan. 1. Coming up with the money to fund it, however, will fall to Isle of Wight's Board of Supervisors.

Virginia DOE, regional food hub deliver $2.3M in locally grown food to schools

The Centralized Local Procurement Pilot Program is designed to strengthen regional food systems and avoid supply chain disruptions.

Achievable Dream Academy celebrates new high school addition at Lynnhaven

The expansion will house the Lynnhaven Achievable Dream high school program, and will soon welcome their first senior class

One-third of Stafford students at risk for failing; schools propose plan to address problems

Learning losses from the pandemic caused drops in test scores, but officials say smaller declines had been taking place for 15 years.

Several schools closed across Central Va. due to air quality

CENTRAL VA (WFXR) -The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a code red health alert in counties across Central Virginia because of the increased smoke in the area...

Henrico student one of two winners in Virginia War Memorial Veterans Day essay contest - The Henrico Citizen

An eighth-grade student from Henrico County and a high school junior from Fairfax County were the first-place winners in the Virginia War Memorial's 2023 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.

School board looking at retroactive pay increase - Gazette Journal

Instead of giving school employees a one-time bonus, Mathews County Public Schools is now looking at a retroactive 1.5 percent pay increase...

Spotsylvania County school board pauses plan for parent approval over library books

The proposed policy would have classified all school library books as instructional materials.

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