A new report by the Virginia Department of Education reveals 1,040 of the state’s 2,005 school buildings are 50 or more years old. That includes 55% of all Virginia elementary
Statewide group formed to plan how kids will return to in-person learning
Educators, school administrators, mental health professionals and others comprise the group
Jazmine Otey, 10 News
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This school year has been a difficult one for many and with Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent directive to have students inside schools by next month, the Virginia Department of Education is taking action.
On Wednesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced the formation of a workgroup of educators, school administrators, mental health professionals, parents and leaders of community organizations.
The Virginia LEARNS workgroup will assess the needs of students and support Virginia school divisions as they look to have in-person learning options available for students by Northam’s March 15 deadline.
What Southern Folks Eat: The year it snowed by the bay
The Star
Each winter I am reminded of the special year that it snowed in Gulf County when I was a fourth grader at Highland View Elementary School. It was so exciting for the children and the teachers alike to see the tiny white flakes floating down over our playground and the beautiful bay across the street, a rare juxtaposition.
There s something especially sweet about life in a small Southern town, I found out quickly after moving to Gulf County as a little girl.
I showed up for my first day of class at Highland View Elementary School in the late 1970s terrified, having just moved to Florida from a huge city in North Carolina the month before. But there was a lovely sense of family at that small, pale green-painted school, so I soon felt at home.