EdNews Virginia | April 25, 2023 While many K-12 educators are exiting the profession, one Virginia teacher — at 91 years old — has no plan to retire. CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane recently met with Alexandria City High School math teacher Lou Kokonis to discuss a career that has lasted more than 60 years. […]
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EdNews Virginia | April 24, 2023 Public, government-run schools in the District of Columbia are still demanding negative COVID test results as a condition of attendance. On Wednesday, April 12, the school district issued a reminder that “all students and staff are expected to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before returning to
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Virginia Department of Education | April 20, 2023 (News Release) — The Virginia Board of Education today unanimously approved a sweeping revision of the commonwealth’s K-12 history and social science standards. The 2023 History and Social Science Standards of Learning place an increased emphasis on civics in all grades, have significantly increased the content knowledge
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Juliana Sweeny | April 21, 2023 (The Lion) — Teachers are not the only ones who will receive a pay bump at Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) next fall. Hidden within the nearly $30 million dollar increase to maintain personnel, LCPS plans to pay $3.3 million towards unionization efforts. According to LCPS, 90% of the district’s $1.6
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