Tag: public schools
RICHMOND BEAT: Amid Protest, Legislators Announce 5% Pay Raise for Teachers
RICHMOND — As hundreds of teachers and supporters from around the state marched to the Virginia Capitol to call for higher salaries and more funding for public schools, legislative leaders announced Monday that they would include a 5 percent pay raise for teachers in the state budget.
Governor Northam Announces Budget Proposals to Invest in K-12 Teachers, At-Risk Students
Governor’s proposed budget to feature increased teacher salaries, deposit to Literary Fund, and additional flexible funding
School Board Chairman to Match ‘Settle the Debt’ Effort for 2018
“Settle the Debt” is on again for 2018 and has just received a match offer. School Board Chairman At-large Ryan Sawyers will match up to a $1,000 in donations, approximately three months of his chairman’s salary, as contribution to funds donated by Dec. 2.
49 Prince William Public Schools Receive ‘School of Excellence’ Distinction
Forty-nine Prince William County Public Schools have earned the title, “School of Excellence,” for the 2016-17 school year, two more than in the previous year.
PWCS On-Time Graduation Rate Reaches New High of 91%
A record number of Prince William County Public School students who entered high school in the fall of 2010 graduated on time in 2014. The new on-time graduation rate of 91 percent continues a steady climb from 83 percent just six years ago.
LIVE AND LEARN: Teachers, Please Stay
Despite the challenges facing American teachers in the new millennium, one teacher asks that educators stay with the profession long enough to make a different- in their classrooms and in education policy.
