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Five Calvert Schools Earn Five Stars As District Outpaces State In Top Ratings

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Nearly 82% of Calvert County’s rated public schools earned four or five stars on Maryland’s latest school report card, compared with half of public schools statewide. Five Calvert schools received the highest five-star rating, up from three last year. The number receiving three...

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Mace’s Lane: A Place to Belong Again

Something remarkable is happening in Cambridge on November 12. After years of vacancy and efforts to secure its future, the former Mace’s Lane High School will celebrate its reopening as a community center and home to a new Boys & Girls Club. The promise of that opening begins with...

Cambridge, MD · 2d
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Margaret Minnicks

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A retired Chesterfield teacher appeared on the Today Show while reconnecting with former students

A retired Chesterfield, Virginia teacher has been on a mission to reconnect with former students for over a year. What started as a slow process made national news when Trisha Johnson appeared on NBC's Today Showin New York City. It helped her locate more of her 400 students, according to WTVR 6 News.

Chesterfield, VA · 1d
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180 Chesterfield students could change schools under redistricting proposal

About 180 Chesterfield County elementary school students could be one step closer to changing schools as the School Board prepares to vote on a redistricting proposal.

Chesterfield County, VA · 2d

WTVR CBS 6

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Varina goes wire to wire atop our Coaches Poll for the regular season

Thomas Dale, Highland Springs, Midlothian and Huguenot finish the regular season as the top 5 headed into the playoffs

Richmond, VA · 3d

WRIC - ABC 8News

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All Nottoway schools closed due to water pressure issue

All Nottoway County Public Schools are closed Wednesday due to a water pressure issue.

Nottoway County, VA · 1d

WRIC - ABC 8News

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Powhatan Schools on 2-hour delay due to unexpected weight limit change on local bridge

Powhatan County's schools will open late on Tuesday due to an "unexpected change in the weight limit on a local bridge."

Powhatan County, VA · 2d

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Varina alum and artist celebrates school’s historic milestone with gifted painting

Artist Joseph Mack has been commissioned by the families of several legendary entertainers – Chadwick Boseman, James Brown, B. B. King, and others – to create portraits of them. But coming home to dedicate a portrait to his alma mater, Varina High School, was a special full-circle moment for

Richmond, VA · 1d

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Richmond Public Schools says forensic audit is underway after October cyberattack

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Public Schools said a forensic audit is underway as the district continues to investigate a cyberattack that is still affecting daily operations. The attack began in October and took the entire school division offline, which affected online classroom tools, phones and email services. The school...

Richmond, VA · 1d

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Powhatan superintendent to retire at the end of school year

Powhatan County Public Schools' superintendent Beth Teigen is stepping down at the end of the school year.

Powhatan County, VA · 1d

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Virginia State University has historic fall enrollment while some institutions are struggling

According to statistics, enrollment has declined at some Virginia colleges and universities recently. However, some of Virginia's public Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are following a national trend. They are thriving as other institutions struggle to enroll enough students, according to VPM news.

Petersburg, VA · 1d

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Conexus expands Gift of Light campaign with $2K scholarship fund for Petersburg High School student

Conexus is expanding its Gift of Light campaign to include a new $2,000 scholarship fund for a Petersburg High School student whose life has been positively impacted by access to eye care.

Petersburg, VA · 1d

WRIC - ABC 8News

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‘Significant amounts of asbestos’ found during Richmond high school demolition

"Significant amounts of asbestos" were found during the demolition of Richmond High School for the Arts' old building, a construction update says.

Richmond, VA · 2d

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Powhatan County bridge weight limit cut to 4 tons, forcing school bus route changes

Powhatan County schools will run new bus routes Wednesday after VDOT lowered the Rocky Ford Road Bridge weight limit from 13 tons to 4 tons.

Powhatan County, VA · 1d

WRIC - ABC 8News

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Richmond student, staff data may have ended up on dark web after cyberattack

Data associated with Richmond students and staff may have been posted on the dark web after a late October cyberattack.

Richmond, VA · 2d

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Proposed tax hikes for school construction meet mixed results across Virginia

Earlier this year, Virginia’s General Assembly passed a budgetthat allowed Virginia’s localities to put tax referendums on the ballot. Voters in 47 localities across the commonwealth had an optional sales tax referendum to help fund school capital projects, including new construction and renovations. In last week’s election, 15...

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Woodlawn Learning Center in Hopewell closed due to ‘unexpected’ power outage

Woodlawn Learning Center in Hopewell is closed Monday due to an "unexpected" power outage.

Hopewell, VA · 3d

WTVR CBS 6

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Retired Chesterfield teacher's student reunion mission reaches Today show

Retired Chesterfield teacher Trisha Johnson's mission to reconnect with former students took her to the Today show and a surprise NYC reunion.

Chesterfield County, VA · 1d

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Virginia State University has historic fall enrollment

Enrollment has declined at some Virginia colleges and universities recently — but not at the commonwealth’s public historically Black colleges and universities, following a national trend. Last month, Virginia State University, just north of Petersburg, announced record enrollment. This fall, the school welcomed the largest freshman class in...

Petersburg, VA · 3d

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Powhatan High School Midterm Exam Schedule

Midterm exams are coming up at Powhatan High School. Students will be taking their exams from Tuesday December 15, through Friday December 18, 2026. This is an important week for students because they will be showing what they learned throughout the first semester. Tuesday, December 15. The first day of...

Powhatan, VA · 3d