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Virginia Tech welcomes new students as campus activities, football season get underway
2+ week, 5+ day ago (532+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — About 7,000 new students are joining the Virginia Tech community as the university begins a new academic year. University leaders say they are expecting a strong first-year class and plenty of opportunities for students to get involved on…...
College will cost more in Virginia this fall. Here’s an idea of what you’re paying for.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (206+ words) The cost of going to college in Virginia will again rise this fall. “It’s a hard decision to make,” said Charles Poston, then rector of William & Mary’s board of visitors after an April hearing on tuition. “For me, it is…...
Virginia’s new pay transparency law changes the rules for job postings
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Taps Susanne Bell as President
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (324+ words) In her new leadership role at VECF, Bell will be responsible for building a strategic and sustained focus on the healthy development and school readiness of the Commonwealth’s youngest learners, supporting opportunities for all families with young children to thrive....
Outgoing Chesapeake schools superintendent reflects on career and future of the district
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (589+ words) CHESAPEAKE — Jared A. Cotton’s eight year-tenure as schools superintendent is nearing its end. His administration was charged with the oversight of a 40,000-student school system through the thick of a pandemic and a steering the district through myriad changes. Cotton…...
Virginia Beach School Board reverses course on new policy limiting laptops for students, extends ban to first graders
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (802+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The School Board on Tuesday narrowly adopted a series of motions walking back a new policy that restricts the classroom laptop usage of the district’s youngest students before expanding the ban’s scope to entirely include first-graders. In a…...
Column: For rural Virginia, data centers are more than technology
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...
Virginia localities raise $119M for school construction through targeted sales tax
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (889+ words) Over the past five years, several Virginia localities have generated just $119 million total from a targeted sales tax to fund school construction and maintenance, fueling calls to expand the tax statewide. When lawmakers first established the tax in 2021, a state…...
Virginia Beach School Board limits laptop usage for youngest students
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A new policy reducing technology’s reach in the classrooms of Virginia Beach’s youngest learners marks a turning point for the methods of instruction to students in an increasingly electronic reality. The policy additionally calls for an annual review…...
Chesapeake Public Schools announces Summer Food Service program
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (32+ words) Chesapeake Public Schools is one of many school districts participating in the Summer Food Service Program. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/chesapeake-public-schools-announces-summer-food-service-program/...