Students and teachers at all levels of education are transitioning from classroom to computer as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Not every subject lends itself to a smooth transition to distance learning, as students and instructors have discovered.
Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health System said it will begin caring for non-COVID-19 patients in the Honors College residential housing if the need arises.
Proposed pay boosts for Virginia teachers and state workers are in serious jeopardy as state officials scramble to figure out just how bad the conoravirus' impact will be on the state budget.
Lynchburg, Virginia, officials say they are fielding complaints about the hundreds of students who have been allowed to return from spring break to Liberty University.
Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced high school seniors are able to graduate despite schools remaining closed for the academic year.
Parents all across Virginia are scrambling to figure out how their students will be impacted by the Governor's decision to close all public schools for the remainder of the academic year.
Read to Them and Children’s Museum of Richmond will be supplying books to elementary school students due to schools being closed from the coronavirus pandemic.
The meals provided will be the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
A decrease in staff will result in a very limited number of students being able to remain within on-grounds housing. Students should treat this as being a last resort with no other option.
Students at Virginia State University had to scramble to get out of their dorm rooms Tuesday evening after Coronavirus concerns caused their school to change their move out date.
Virginia’s State Superintendence is working to relax federal and state testing, school accreditation, and graduation requirements following statewide school closures due to the coronavirus.
New Kent County Public Schools will be kicking off a free ‘Grab and Go’ meal program for students after schools will be closed for two weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Starting Monday, March 16, the HCPS Department of Family and Community Engagement, along with the Department of Equity, Diversity and Opportunities, are joining forces to accept donations for Henrico families in need.
“From a statistical point of view, every time you keep your distance from others during this crisis, you are saving lives,” the popular physics professor said.
Colonial Heights Public Schools says it is adding Monday, March 16 as a student holiday so teachers can prepare in case the need for online learning arises due to the coronavirus outbreak.
UVA will be moving classes online, and will not be holding classes on UVA Grounds for the foreseeable future, quite possibly through the end of the semester.
Virginia Tech is transitioning to online and remote instruction for all undergraduate and graduate students at all Virginia Tech locations for the remainder of the spring semester.
Students learn all types of lessons in the classroom each day.However, one group of fifth graders at Cool Spring Elementary School in Petersburg gets many of its lessons through lyrics, courtesy of a hip hop loving teacher.
Henrico schools have postponed all school and school division sponsored travel outside of the greater Richmond area (field trips, athletic trips, etc) through Mon., April 13.
The school says the name change recognizes the former president’s work during and after his presidency to mediate international conflicts and promote peace.
As a precaution against the spread of coronavirus around the world, Liberty University in Lynchburg is canceling all upcoming international school-sponsored travel over spring and summer 2020, following policies implemented by the University of Virginia and some other universities.
James Madison University student Paige Moody planned to finish out her graduate degree in Florence, Italy — but her trip was cut short as concerns over the novel coronavirus widened.
Parents need to sign and return a Tdap permission form and HPV permission form to Richmond Public Schools by March 9, 2020 to get the vaccinations administered to their child for free.
There is growing reaction into Chesterfield's proposed budget that does not include the extent of additional funding school leaders say they need to improve area schools.
As state lawmakers are still trying to reach a deal on education funding, a group of Chesterfield teachers staged a walkout Tuesday in order to push for better pay.
A solar array at a Virginia elementary school is the first to receive the highest possible designation under a new program that encourages pollinator-friendly solar development.
The Super Tuesday primary in Virginia is expected to draw large crowds to the polls, as voters cast ballots for the Democratic presidential nomination.
High School seniors across the country are hearing back from prospective universities, and planning where they’ll study for the next four years. For undocumented students, the dream of college is often a dream deferred. A new bill would potentially make the road to higher education easier for those
A Senate bill that almost doubles the instructional hours of kindergarten classes required for school accreditation from 540 hours to 990 hours passed its final hurdle in the House Thursday with a vote of 94-6.
The General Assembly passed an amended bill that will allow K-12 students excused absences for mental health issues and create uniformity for how Virginia school districts address emotional and mental health needs within its schools.
The Chesterfield County School Board has approved a budget proposal for fiscal year 2021, but it falls about $30 million short of what Superintendent Dr. Merv Daugherty asked for.
Hopewell police are looking for the driver who nearly ran over a teen crossing the street, and making matters worse, the teen says the driver then flashed a gun at him.
