Community SwimRVA granted exemption to continue unlicensed summer camps after 9-year-old's drowning death Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 August 7, 2026
Community Family of boy that drowned calls on state to reject SwimRVA's attempt to remain unlicensed Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 July 31, 2026
Education Va. education department seeks new student assessment vendor Agency is seeking companies’ proposals to overhaul Standards of Learning tests for Virginia students Click here to read more , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury July 30, 2026
Community State finds SwimRVA should have been licensed before 9-year-old King Overton drowned Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 July 23, 2026
Community Should SwimRVA have been licensed before 9-year-old King Overton drowned? Click here to read more , and WTVR CBS 6 July 8, 2026
Government Spanberger nominates Jeffery Smith as Virginia’s next secretary of education , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury January 6, 2026
Education Falling enrollment, higher expenses complicate Virginia’s K-12 budget outlook , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury November 27, 2025
Education Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury November 11, 2025
Education Commission adopts study to improve Va.’s special education compliance system , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury October 22, 2025
Education As Dept. of Ed prepares for new academic benchmarks, education leaders call for more transparency , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury September 5, 2025
Education Report outlines challenges of Va.’s special education compliance system, recommends improvements , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury July 11, 2025
Education After teachers union’s concerns, Va. education department extends deadline for grading system committees , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury April 27, 2025
Education Tougher academic standards ahead for Virginia students , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury February 28, 2025
Education 10 Henrico elementary schools earn security grants from VDOE , and Citizen Staff Reports November 21, 2024
Education Youngkin administration issues draft of cell phone-free policies for schools , and Special to the Citizen August 16, 2024
General Assembly 2024 Va. legislature earmarks $100,000 for review of special education dispute resolution system , and Special to the Citizen March 14, 2024
General Assembly 2024 Va. lawmakers consider sweeping changes to special education , and Special to the Citizen February 2, 2024
Top News Rise in absences prompts Virginia to consider changes in accreditation requirements , and Special to the Citizen April 6, 2023
Top News Virginia relying more heavily on provisional licenses to fill teacher shortages , and Special to the Citizen April 5, 2023
Education In Virginia, school boards will be the primary deciders on AP African American studies , and Special to the Citizen March 21, 2023
Education Spots still open in academic ‘pandemic recovery’ program ENGAGE Virginia , and Special to the Citizen March 21, 2023
Education Feds identify ‘significant’ ongoing concerns with Virginia special education , and Special to the Citizen March 20, 2023
Education Virginia has rolled out its third version of history standards. Critics say problems remain. , and Special to the Citizen March 13, 2023
Education Youngkin announces new slate of efforts to address learning loss in Virginia , and Special to the Citizen March 10, 2023
Education VDOE launches pandemic recovery program for students , and Citizen Staff Reports February 14, 2023
Government Missing context, political bias: Some of critics’ objections to Virginia’s new history standards , and Special to the Citizen November 17, 2022
Top News Henrico Schools' policies on transgender students differ from state guidance , and Anna Bryson September 1, 2021