A change in how the state defines "proficient" could steeply reduce Loudoun County Public Schools' pass rates on annual Standards of Learning tests.

Local divisions — Rockbridge County, Lexington and Buena Vista — mirrored those statewide trends in different ways. Buena ...

The chairwoman of a West Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee is working with the state Department of Education on a ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — K-12 students attending public schools in Virginia will soon face tougher academic expectations when taking SOL (Standards of Learning) exams. The Virginia Board of Education ...

A community’s public education system is heavily impacted by its economy, more so than most people might think, experts say. Coming Wednesday: How the city is addressing the challenge as its ...

Signed into law his year, new legislation tasks the Virginia’s commissioner and board of health with establishing new minimum standards for a myriad of health services for hospitals, nursing homes and ...

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Gloucester County and other school divisions around the state say the proposal to raise the cut scores for Standards of Learning tests would mean a significant drop in ...

Besides, America recently ran a very large natural experiment in dropping money on schools that, in a word, failed. During ...

In a momentous vote last week, the Virginia Board of Education (VBE) unanimously approved a set of elevated academic expectations for K-12 students, but the action has left local school systems ...

Two key issues are on Mike Sipe's mind as he strives to continue representing the Clarke County School Board's Buckmarsh ...

Arlington Public Schools' chief academic officer Gerald Mann (screenshot via APS) Arlington Public Schools was near the top of the pack in both the state and in Northern Virginia in its test scores ...

Newly released Standards of Learning test results have propelled New Kent County Public Schools into the top 10 performing districts in Virginia. However, some students in the area and across the ...