The Franklin County School Board denied a proposal to increase their monthly stipend from $400 to $600 a month.
The 13 elementary school Spanish teachers are being reassigned to fill English learner positions required, but only partly funded, by new state standards.
More than 400 Franklin County graduates received their diplomas Friday night at the 75th Commencement Exercises at Cy Dillon Stadium in Rocky Mount.
William Fleming High School kicked off Roanoke's high school graduations on Thursday with diplomas for its 400-plus graduates. Patrick Henry High School's commencement happens Friday morning at the Berglund Center. Citywide, nearly 900 students are graduating.
Franklin County High School seniors will be graduating this Friday. One of this year's graduates is accomplished musician Connor Dunford.
Tests taken and exams aced, the last remaining step for 900 high school seniors in Roanoke is a triumphant stroll across the graduation stage.
Several members of the university board on Tuesday mentioned uncertainty surrounding federal funding for academic research, and facing international students.
Womack has served as the division's assistant superintendent since 2015.
A former vice president claims he was fired for supporting Jewish students who said they were targeted.
Salem High School's class of 2025 graduated Friday afternoon at Salem Civic Center.
Shah Pari Ahmadi graduated from Blacksburg High School on Saturday. She came to Blacksburg after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of her country in 2021. Since arriving, she has learned English and adapted to a new culture, and participated in boxing and soccer. She hopes to serve in the U.S. military.
OXON HILL, Md. — Rory Grant, a seventh grader from William Byrd Middle School in Vinton, advanced Wednesday to the semifinal of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in suburban Washington, D.C., but "spelled out" in the seventh round.
The concert that was a quarter of a century in the making is expected to bring Virginia Tech an anticipated $1.2 million in revenue.
Hidden Valley High School led off the first of five graduation ceremonies for Roanoke County Public Schools on Tuesday at the Salem Civic Center.
New River Community College President Robert Brandon conferred some 900 degrees, diplomas and certificates May 14 at his first graduation ceremony as leader of the Dublin campus.
A hard-driving leader who brought the Roanoke school division to its best performance in graduation rate and accreditation, Rita Bishop was remembered for caring most about the students in her charge.
Treanor will begin her tenure as the president of Virginia Western Community College on July 1.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors agrees to purchase the former Mod-U-Kraf building in Rocky Mount after placing an option on the property from Champion Modular Inc. in February.
Regina Dugan was the keynote speaker at Friday's commencement ceremony.
The system, powered by Coram AI, will use artificial intelligence to monitor the school's existing camera feeds for signs of weapons.
Danielle Brown, a middle school math teacher, will go on the trip through a fellowship with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions.
Virginia Commonwealth University basketball players and former players teamed up with students at Minnick School, a private special education school in Roanoke County on Monday for the fourth annual field day event where the students played basketball with the collegiate athletes.
Funding disputes between school and city officials began last year, and remain unresolved as Roanoke's city council prepares to vote on a more than $400 million budget.
Franklin County High School students who are enlisting in the U.S. military were honored with a biscuits and gravy breakfast made by Superintendent Kevin Siers.
“All those years in education have given me some credence in giving advice and dispensing wisdom to work with all types of people,” said Virginia Western Community College President Robert Sandel.
Cascia Hall Preparatory School had its school day happily disrupted Thursday by the stunning news that a former governing board member just became Pope Leo XIV.
An historic night for a stop on the M72 World Tour was capped with the song every Virginia Tech fan waited to hear live at Lane Stadium for a quarter of a century.
“I hope that now I’m teaching somebody who I’ve made a difference, and they’re going to go out and do the same, and go be that teacher that makes a difference or be that support system that does," Neale said.
Wednesday’s stop on the M72 World Tour will be the first for the legendary rock band in Blacksburg as it connects with a fan base that has jumped around and sang the lyrics to “Enter Sandman” for nearly a quarter of a century.