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Report: Va 8th-graders outperform peers

Virginia's eighth-graders outperform their peers nationwide in science, but only 40 percent show a solid grasp of the subject, according to a national report

VB School Board approves redistricting

 The Virginia Beach School Board voted Tuesday night to move some elementary school students from their current school. However, the plan to ease overcrowding

Online viewing of osprey next debuts

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has set up a camera so that the public can view a nesting osprey family online.

Search is on for new NPS superintendent

The same consulting firm that found former Superintendent Dr. Richard Bentley for Norfolk Public Schools is on the hunt again. NPS Spokeswoman Elizabeth Mather

NPS hosts intervention training

Norfolk Public Schools is training more than 100 staff members, including security officers and assistant principals, in non-violent intervention techniques

Hundreds of VB teachers face layoffs

Probationary teachers in Virginia Beach were told this week that their contracts might not be renewed next year. 640 teachers will receive letters with this

Students create future cities

Area students took part in the National Engineers Week Future City Competition at the Hampton Air Space Center today.

Schools to offer social media education

Virginia's schools will soon offer a new digital education program that will encourage students to use technology and social media safely and responsibly.

Board to review pepper spray policy

The Norfolk School Board is scheduled to review its controversial pepper spray policy at a meeting Wednesday night.

U.Va. extends $3B fundraising campaign

The University of Virginia will continue a fundraising campaign it began in 2004 until it reaches the $3 billion goal.

NPS to discuss budget shortfall

The Norfolk Public Schools Board is holding a 4 p.m. work session Monday, following Governor Bob McDonnell's K-12 public schools agenda announcement.

Norfolk school not accredited again

Lafayette-Winona Middle School in Norfolk has been denied state accreditation for the second year in a row.

Higher-ed agency wants $363.5 million

Virginia's higher-education agency is recommending that the state spend $363.5 million over the next budget cycle to fund the operations of its public colleges

Pilot study delves into bullying roots

** Warning: This video contains material some viewers may find disturbing due to explicit language and/or the graphic nature of the material **

Mom's mission is to end bullying

Bullying is a serious subject for one West Virginia mom. She has seen what it did to her son, so she founded a bullying awareness campaign to help him and

14 HR schools accredited with warning

Virginia education officials say 96 percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited after meeting state benchmarks. More than a dozen Hampton Roads

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