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KENYA HUNTER
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Reading assessments for Virginiaâs youngest learners show that significantly more kindergartners and first-graders are struggling to read on grade level than the year prior.
The number of kindergartners and first-graders in need of early reading intervention shot up 10% year over year, according to Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening data, a tool used by all Virginia school divisions except for Fairfax.
The PALS screening tests early learners on word recognition and spelling, along with oral reading and their understanding of the alphabet.
When students are found to be struggling, school divisions are able to deploy an array of so-called interventions funded by the state, including access to a trained reading specialist and volunteer tutors under the supervision of a teacher.
“The People We Serve Are Paying Too Much for Energy:” Virginia Lawmakers Are Targeting Dominion Energy
A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers are pushing a legislative package to strengthen oversight of the state’s largest utility, Dominion Energy. The effort could return millions in refunds to customers.
by Patrick Wilson and Mel Leonor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Jan. 29, 5 a.m. EST
The Influence of Virginia’s Biggest Utility
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The Virginia Senate voted Wednesday to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican who is a candidate for governor, following her comments earlier this month referring to the rioters who stormed the US Capitol as "patriots."