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Report on Virginia public education standards and policies overdue
Over a four-month period in 2022, Virginia leaders in education and workforce development held a series of meetings to provide recommendations to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration on improving state K-12 education. However, a report on recommendations from those meetings, which were convened to fulfill the requirements of a 2022 law known as House Bill 938,…
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To curb crashes, Virginia installs more pedestrian beacons
Virginians hope that improved traffic measures, including the pedestrian hybrid beacons, will help to reduce the increased number of traffic crashes and fatalities involving pedestrians that have been ticking up statewide since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uncertain Timetable on Budget Puts Virginia Schools in Tight Spot on Hiring
Virginia lawmakers’ lack of a timetable for finalizing state budget amendments has left public school leaders uncertain about their own budgets.
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Virginia Bus Driver Shortages Continue, but Determining How Bad They Are is Complicated
Data shows small reduction in bus driver shortage amid recruitment efforts
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Rise in Absences Prompts Virginia to Consider Changes in Accreditation Requirements
A quarter of 85 school divisions surveyed had a chronic absenteeism rate of over 25% by Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury Virginia education leaders are mulling another temporary pause in the use of chronic absenteeism as a factor the state considers in school accreditation decisions because of increases in student absences due to the spread of…
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Virginia Relying More Heavily on Provisional Licenses to Fill Teacher Shortages
A report from Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review finds “unusually large change to the proportion of teachers with a provisional license.”
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Virginia Has Rolled Out Its Third Version of History Standards. Critics Say Problems Remain.
The Virginia Department of Education’s newest draft of the state’s history and social science standards aims to address objections raised this fall over content and omissions. However, some history and education groups claim there are still lingering issues that must be addressed as the agency prepares to host a series of public hearings on the…
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Youngkin announces new slate of efforts to address learning loss in Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a large-scale effort to address learning loss among Virginia students due to the COVID-19 pandemic.













