A new program from the Virginia Department of Health could help keep kids in the classroom amid COVID-19 outbreaks. The VDH starts the "Test to Stay" pilot program in January. SEE ALSO:Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's COVID-19 plans after inaugurationWith this program, students who were in close contact with a positive COVID case would have the option to "test out" of quarantine.

As the needs and challenges facing children at Stone-Robinson Elementary School have changed, one thing hasn't: the care and attention they receive from school counselor Don Landis. For three decades Landis has worked in public schools in the Central Virginia area, spending the last eight years at Stone-Robinson in Albemarle County.

After decades as an educator, Cami Van Rossum is marching on a new adventure. Van Rossum is one of around 300 band directors from around the country that will take part in the Rose Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California.

With Prince William County schools focused more sharply on social-emotional wellness after a year of mostly virtual learning, more and more schools are hoping that data can lead to effective counseling. This year, four more county elementary schools have applied to be recognized by the American School Counselor Association as demonstrating data-driven and results-oriented counseling programs, something fewer than 1% of U.S.

Spotsylvania High School teacher Kristi Rice received the 2021 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award for her work in building the county school division's cybersecurity program and increasing access to cybersecurity education locally, statewide and nationally. Rice is one of two teachers in the U.S.

Martinsville Schools Superintendent Dr. Zeb Talley and Philip Wenkstern, director of the United Way of Henry County & Martinsville, with donations collected by city school students. Students in Martinsville City Schools participated in Coins for Kindness on Dec. 15 and 16, collecting donatio ... | Henry County Enterprise