Staunton High School library/media specialist selected as 2023 Region V Teacher of the Year
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Staunton High School’s Lori Peltonen, a library/media specialist and educator for 30 years, is the 2023 Region V Teacher of the Year.
Search Results for Virginia Department of Education
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USDA awards more than $70 million in 2022 Farm to School Grants
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More than $10 million has been awarded to 123 projects across the country by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Are police in schools a good idea? Waynesboro Public Schools tries to strike a balance
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Communities across the country are focusing on adding school resource officers in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers in May.
Youngkin announces $631,262 to enhance crisis management in schools
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The Department of Criminal Justice Services has been awarded $631,262 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services School Violence Prevention Program.
Staunton city, school leaders reached a budget deal: Was this good news?
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Lost in the apparent compromise in Staunton over schools funding is whether or not the kids really win in the end.
Youngkin doesn’t want you to know what’s going on with his ‘tip line’
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office, for some reason, doesn’t want you to know what people are emailing the tip line that the Republican has promoted to get reports on “inherently divisive practices” in Virginia schools.
Waynesboro Public Schools names Moore, Burks to administrative positions
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The Waynesboro School Board has appointed DeWayne Moore executive director of operations and Leola Burks director of special education for Waynesboro Public Schools.
VHSL working to address hate speech in high school athletics
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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.
ACLU files lawsuit against Hanover County School Board for failure to protect transgender students
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The ACLU of Virginia has filed a lawsuit in Hanover County Circuit Court against the Hanover County School Board on behalf of five families, due to the school board’s failure to adopt policies protecting transgender students.
Waynesboro Schools trend downward with COVID-19 cases
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In the first nine weeks of the Waynesboro Schools’ 2021-2022 academic year, 147 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported. Since the second nine-week period began on Oct. 10, only 18 positive cases have been reported.
