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Board member Victoria Manning's Facebook posts on everything from the superintendent's travel to teacher surveys are seen by some as a welcome sign of openness. Others see it as a → Read More
A state report issued last October criticized how the division prepared students for life after school and requested more training. Some parents are optimistic about educators' efforts since then. → Read More
Christopher Brady is charged with two counts each of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Police said they found Roy and Sheila Brady, → Read More
Many teachers say phones provide no benefit in the classroom. But banning them creates other problems. So, what's the solution? → Read More
The school division had asked the community for its thoughts on four options. After seeing inconclusive results, leaders came up with a fifth idea they pitched to the School Board → Read More
Council members want to know whether workers feel secure in the wake of the May 31 mass shooting at the Municipal Center. → Read More
Commonwealth's Attorney Colin Stolle made that conclusion after an investigation into the actions of Joel McDonald, who lost his seat in April. A judge ruled McDonald vacated the position when → Read More
Dante' Herrera will likely be blind in a few years, if he's lucky enough to live that long. More than half his hearing is gone. He struggles to speak. He → Read More
Current city law prohibits employees from carrying weapons into municipal buildings. In the wake of a May 31 massacre inside Building 2, some people argue they should be allowed to → Read More
More than 30 police officers will patrol the Ocean Park area on the holiday after revelers trashed the beach on Memorial Day weekend. That includes marine units and even a → Read More
Virginia Beach has built two new schools in the past five years, Old Donation and Kellam High. Unless that timeline speeds up, many buildings will exceed 100 years — some → Read More
For many city employees, Tuesday was the first day of work since a gunman killed 12 people at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. "I don't understand what unfolded here," said → Read More
"We pray that our response to this evil that has touched us would be love." → Read More
Most of the Municipal Center is closed except for the school administration building and the courthouse. → Read More
Dale Gauding, a Sentara spokesman, emailed this afternoon that one patient had been sent to Sentara Princess Anne Hospital and another to Virginia Beach General. Master Police Officer Allen Perry → Read More
"When we include more recess, I guarantee you we will see an increase in student achievement," said Dr. Noëlle Gabriel, chairwoman of the Norfolk School Board. → Read More
The school system has four options that students, parents and staff considered. The goal is to push high school start times later, as medical research advises. The board will make → Read More
The board will fill an open seat Tuesday, one week after its first choice withdrew amid controversy. Some in the city are wondering why candidates were interviewed behind closed doors. → Read More
Board members could make an appointment today, after they interview Michael Mullins, Jessica Owens and Seko Varner. The Rose Hall seat became open after a judge ruled Joel McDonald could → Read More
Almost every elementary school will likely have full-day kindergarten by this fall. But the City Council's recommendation to use reversion money to pay for that concerns the superintendent and others. → Read More