WINCHESTER - Carmen Crawford hopes her artwork on display at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley reminds people about the power of art and education. The 67-year-old Crawford, a Winchester School Board member who took office in January of last year, has a great appreciation for the value of public education and the people who fought tooth-and-nail for her right to get an equal one.

Part-time teachers, tutors and substitutes are three roles that Virginia Beach City Public Schools leaders hope to see retired teachers step into this school year. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - School divisions are brainstorming ways to fill teacher shortages across the U.S. Leaders in Virginia Beach City Public Schools said as fast as they fill positions, more vacancies pop up.

Mills Godwin High School will honor former longtime principal John B. McGinty, for whom the school's commons area was renamed in December, during a dedication event Feb. 26 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Henrico County School Board voted unanimously to name the area the John B.

INDEPENDENCE — Division Superintendent Kelly Wilmore told the Grayson County School Board at its Feb. 14 meeting that he was working on getting a higher starting salary so the school system could entice more young teachers to return to Grayson County.

The new 2022-2023 school budget that Wilmore is working on includes a proposal to increase the starting salary from the current $36,000 to around $42,000. “I think the higher salary will be competitive with Galax, Carroll County and adjoining school systems,” he said.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Public Schools has created a new fund aimed at helping families who have lost a child. It's called "Honoring the Memory Fund." It was established through the RPS Education Foundation. The effort comes following the deadly shooting of 17-year-old Armstrong High School Senior Dashawn Cox.

Students in Virginia's Prince William County Public Schools now have the option of whether to wear a mask, as of Tuesday morning. In a letter to the community last week, Superintendent LaTanya McDade said masks would no longer be required for students effective Feb. 22. The announcement came days after Gov.

It's another busy day for Rebecca Young who juggles two jobs. She works as a full-time fifth grade apprentice teacher at Falmouth Elementary in Stafford and is finishing her last semester of her master's degree program. "I got my undergraduate degree in English and Linguistics and now I'm getting my master's in Elementary Education," Young said.

Southampton High School held its first Pharmacy Technician Pinning Ceremony on Feb. 4. An SHS press release continued by noting that the pharmacy technician program is new to the school and offered a certification to 12 junior and senior students after completing an 8-week course with six classroom hours a week.