Over the weekend, the Virginia Department of Education released new standards of learning that, if approved next year, will radically reshape what and how students in the state learn in history ...

Because the 2023 history standards tell the full story of Virginia history, more Virginians see themselves in history than ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during a press conference about the Standards of Learning pass rates in Virginia schools, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Richmond. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH ...

New Virginia laws include stricter school hiring bans for felony violent crimes, plus new rules on extreme heat safety for ...

The Virginia Board of Education voted to open public comment across the Commonwealth on a new draft proposal regarding K-12 social studies learning standards. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you ...

Efforts to update standards of learning for history and social sciences for Virginia students are being delayed for a third time, marking a miss for the state-mandated deadline to update them this ...

RICHMOND, Va. – The controversial revised History and Social Science Standards of Learning were approved during Thursday’s meeting with Virginia’s Board of Education. The approval comes ...

The proposed 2022 History and Social Science Standards of Learning, a more than 400-page document which outlines the goals and principals of the state’s history and social science education ...

Virginia students began showing signs of learning recovery from the extended COVID-19 pandemic school closures in Standards of Learning test scores for the 2023-2024 school year.

New changes coming to Virginia's Standards of Learning tests. Posted: May 12, 2025 | Last updated: May 12, 2025. The changes will begin at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.