Placeholder while article actions load The Alexandria City School Board gave approval Thursday for top school administrators to create an advisory group to review andpropose changes to the district's partnership with police. Formation of the School Law Enforcement Partnership Advisory Group (SLEP) was delayed after a tense meeting last month in which board members could not reach a consensus about the group's makeup.

As a group of more than a dozen James Monroe High School students sat in the chilly rain on Monday afternoon at Old Mill Park in Fredericksburg, they envisioned an escaped slave crossing the Rappahannock River to freedom. It was the 160th anniversary of John Washington accepting the Union soldiers' invitation to cross the Rappahannock and leave behind a life of bondage.

The young entrepreneurs are selling surf wax, "Swag Stick," in Coastal Edge stores in Virginia Beach VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Author's note: The video above is on file from a separate story about Coastal Edge that aired on November 28, 2021. From the classroom to the cash register, "Swag Stick" is now on the shelves at Coastal Edge stores.

School officials in Prince William County, Virginia, are planning to solicit student, staff and parent feedback on potential changes to the county's bell schedules in the coming weeks. The school system is planning to deploy its feedback surveys around April 25 with a two-week administration window.

MADISON HEIGHTS - Tables were filled with Madison Heights Elementary School students eagerly picking up their lunch plates Tuesday before sitting down to eat alongside each other, a scene familiar to some - and brand new to others.

Isle of Wight County's School Board has, for the moment, denied a second parent's request to remove content from all school-issued iPads after a 2-2 tie vote. Heidi Swartz, the mother of a Smithfield High school student, persuaded board members Michael Vines and John Collick to vote in favor of ending the school system's use [...]

Gun violence in Roanoke will trickle less into city schools as staff members forge meaningful relationships with students and parents, Roanoke City Public Schools Virtual Safety Summit panelists agreed Wednesday.

Chesterfield County School Board member Ryan Harter is running for the open and redistricted 73rd District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, whose stronghold Republicans regained in November's elections. In a Thursday morning news release announcing his candidacy, the former public school teacher and Air Force veteran cast himself as a fighter against "the radical policies of far left Democrats in the House" and a champion for "parental rights."

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - So much can be said about a cup of joe. For many of us, that cup of coffee can get our morning started on the right foot. It's also a much-appreciated treat for teachers hard at work at Norge Elementary School in James City County.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Two Richmond elementary schools were honored by the Department of Education as Green Ribbon Schools for their efforts in sustainability both through education and by implementing sustainable means to lessen their carbon footprint. John B. Cary Elementary and Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA) were awarded their Green Ribbons on Earth Day.