Virginia Receives CARES Act Funding
In Virginia, Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane recently announced that public schools in the Old Dominion will soon be able to access $238.6 million in federal funding under the recently...
View ArticleVirginia Department of Education Considers Assessments in Guidance for...
Barring a federal waiver of standardized testing requirements as outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act in the next school year, Virginia officials are preparing plans to ensure that assessments...
View ArticleVirginia Implements New Professional Development Program to Retain Novice...
To mitigate teacher shortages, the Virginia Department of Education and the James Madison University College of Education have announced a new partnership called the Virginia New Teacher Support...
View ArticleVDOE Makes PPE Data Public
In a press release last week, Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced the addition of per-pupil spending data for each of the state’s public schools to the annual School...
View ArticleVirginia DOE annual report now provides per-pupil funding for each public school
For the first time since the Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into law in 2015, Virginia’s annual School Quality Profiles report will include per-pupil spending data for each of its public...
View ArticleVirginia’s School Ratings Waived for Second Year
Following the cancellation of state testing for the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of COVID-19, Virginia will waive its accreditation ratings for schools for the second year in a row. Data from...
View ArticleVirginia Seeking Public Comment On Proposed ESSA State Plan
The Virginia Department of Education is accepting feedback on three proposed changes to it’s ESSA state plan, all of which were introduced prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes would...
View ArticleVA: State Announces 21st Century Competitive Grants to Support Community...
Virginia Superintendent James Lane last week announced the application process for up to thirty 3-year grants to support “community-based programs that provide tutoring, enrichment and counseling...
View ArticleVA: Educators, Officials Anticipate Consequences of Enrollment Drops
Continuing a trend seen across much of the nation, Virginia’s public school system is grappling with a sharp decline in enrollment numbers, particularly for students entering kindergarten. As many...
View ArticleVA: Superintendent Says Tests This Year Are Focused on Student Recovery, Not...
Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane says that the state’s focus for spring testing this school year is to collect data on students’ academic needs in order to address pandemic...
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