
School celebrates four decades of Montessori education in the Valley
Founded in Staunton 40 years ago, the Staunton Montessori School celebrated a milestone on Friday.

Founded in Staunton 40 years ago, the Staunton Montessori School celebrated a milestone on Friday.

The Virginia High School League adopted a policy in 2018 requiring players who use racial slurs to be ejected from the contest immediately and serve a one-game suspension.

What if, instead of being born into the Roman police state, Jesus had been born at this moment in time? What kind of reception would Jesus and his family be given?

Four exceptional Virginia young farmers will be traveling to Atlanta in January to take part in the national competitions for which they earned state-level honors in 2021.

Virginia athletics director Carla Williams has her man: Tony Elliott, recently of Clemson, as offensive coordinator, will replace Bronco Mendenhall as the head football coach.

Four students dead, six more, plus a teacher, wounded. Can you believe – another mass shooting last week. This one north of Detroit, at Oxford High School. A 15-year-old boy – and his parents – were arrested.

Imagine a Day without Water is a national education campaign, and locally, it is focused on public awareness through an art contest inviting youth from Charlottesville and Albemarle County to illustrate why they “Love Our Water.”

Every school system faces the challenge of dealing with learning losses among children as a result of interruptions in their schooling from the pandemic.

The largest ever gift by a Virginia Tech alumnus will advance a long-awaited project to replace an aging engineering building with what will be the largest building on the university’s Blacksburg campus.

Gov. Ralph Northam will propose a two-year state budget next week that includes record funding for public education, including a 10 percent pay raise for teachers.
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