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Virginia Beach School Board asked not to file so many formal records requests
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (295+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Tuesday evening’s School Board meeting started with a message from the board’s attorney. “Most of the FOIA requests are against other board members,” said Chair Kathleen Brown. “We’re talking thousands and thousands of dollars of staff time. It…...
Out at sea: York County teacher back at school after science mission with NOAA
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (605+ words) YORK — A science teacher at York High School is back in the classroom after a trip conducting research on the U.S. continental shelf as part of NOAA’s Teacher at Sea program. Amber LaMonte stepped aboard NOAA’s ship Pisces in Newport,…...
Building a bigger table for educational equity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (327+ words) August marks the return to school for millions of students nationwide. It’s a fitting time to focus on educational equity to help close achievement gaps. Recent national data shows that the gap between the highest-performing students and lowest-performing students is…...
Williamsburg-area bookstore to pay tribute to Dolly Parton with Friday book giveaway
1+ week, 6+ day ago (521+ words) One Williamsburg-area bookstore is remembering country music legend Dolly Parton by offering free books to children on Friday. As the owner of Turn the Page Bookshop, Ralph Tedeschi has been a supporter of Parton’s Imagination Library, a free book-gifting program…...
W&M group aims to redevelop student housing into townhomes near campus
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (524+ words) WILLIAMSBURG — The William & Mary Real Estate Foundation has filed plans with the city of Williamsburg to build 37 townhomes along the Richmond Road corridor near campus. The property that the foundation hopes to redevelop includes Richmond Hall, which houses about 175 William…...
Editorial: Virginia colleges changing as students begin a new year
2+ week, 1+ day ago (391+ words) A number of forces are conspiring to change the higher education landscape, from a looming demographic cliff expected to drive down overall enrollment to policies advanced by the Trump administration affecting international students and even course curriculum. But these institutions…...
Back to school: WJCC community celebrates students’ first day of school
2+ week, 2+ day ago (484+ words) WILLIAMSBURG — The stairs leading up to Matthew Whaley Elementary School were filled with families Monday as they celebrated the first day of school, sending their children off with hugs, smiles and even a few tears. The elementary school’s nearly 500 students…...
Business Notes: Virginia Living Museum, HRSD partner; nonprofits awarded $1.2M
2+ week, 2+ day ago (869+ words) Daily Press Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced the 2026 cohort of the Governor’s Fellows Program. The program places rising college seniors, recent college graduates and graduate students within the office of the governor and in the cabinet for an eight-week paid fellowship…...
Cartoon: Back to School
2+ week, 3+ day ago (118+ words) Daily Press Cartoon by Michael Ramirez for Aug. 24, 2026. Fire shuts down Newport News Walmart, store remains closed Saturday The New York Times hardcover bestseller list, week ended Aug. 8 An Army employee’s family moved onto Fort Eustis. Then their housing problems…...
Column: Governors need to realize that school choice matters
2+ week, 3+ day ago (382+ words) These two governors both seem to want to run for president. They also both stand at a defining crossroads on education. The current test is not Iowa or New Hampshire. The test is Chicago and Philadelphia, where Black and brown…...