Monday marks the beginning of National Teacher Appreciation Week, and a new study from the National Education Association shows Virginia's teacher pay is falling behind the rest of the country.
Monday marks the beginning of National Teacher Appreciation Week, and a new study from the National Education Association shows Virginia's teacher pay is falling behind the rest of the country.
PHOTOS BY ASH DANIEL Chesterfield County’s biggest moment of 2022 was its best-kept secret – until it wasn’t. In June, state and local officials gathered in Richmond to cheer toymaker LEGO’s selection of Meadowville Technology Park for its new U.S. manufacturing plant. Immediately, it became the Southeast region’s biggest corporate prize of the year, and
Educators gathered at the Willow Lawn Starbucks, known for unionizing earlier this year, to sign authorization cards, pledging their support for collective bargaining.
The breakdown proposes $36 million for teachers and other school staff and $23.6 million for food service staff, bus drivers, custodians, security and clerical support.