Former Virginia Beach Teacher Charged With Making Threats to School Pleads Guilty
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VIDEO: 91-Year-Old Teacher Still on the Job in Alexandria
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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New History Standards of Learning Approved
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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The High Price of Teacher Unionization in Loudoun County
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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