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Until a few years ago, Virginia was one of the few states in the country where collective bargaining was unavailable for teachers. Now, public school employees across Virginia are trying to get collective bargaining ordinances. And new research from the Commonwealth Institute says collective bargaining helps the student experience, staffing, retention and educator pay.
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A new report by the Appalachian Regional Commission reveals that the Appalachian region as a whole made economic improvements in recent years.
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Across Virginia, schools are struggling to find enough teachers for the upcoming fall semester.
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Student performance on Virginia Standards of Learning tests rebounded in the last school year.But it’s still well behind the performance logged before the pandemic.
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Concern about what and how history should be taught in Virginia’s schools has been a culture war topic of the last few years.So that’s brought new attention to the planned review of social studies standards of learning.
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New guidance by the CDC no longer recommends that people exposed to COVID-19 quarantine at home, as long as they are asymptomatic and test negative. Public schools in Virginia and universities have recently released their own recommendations for students and teachers; they too are relaxing several precautions.
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Congressman Bob Good is a Republican who represents central Virginia, and he says parents deserve to know what's happening at Virginia schools. That's why he's calling for cameras in the classroom.
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Low pay may be driving teachers from the classroom at a time when vacancies — especially in southside — are particularly high.
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The Great Resignation is hitting classrooms across Virginia as teachers leave the profession.
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Spending two weeks of their summer in an intensive math program might sound unappealing to many kids, but for 40 middle schoolers in Charlottesville and surrounding counties, it’s an exciting experience and a ticket to future opportunities.