School Board

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (441+ words) Twenty-eight candidates are vying for seven school trustee roles with the Richmond Board of Education. The seven incumbents — Rod Belleza, Ken Hamaguchi, Heather Larson, Donna Sargent, Debbie Tablotney, Alice Wong and David Yang — are all running for re-election. In an…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (517+ words) The Virginia Board of Education has approved new rules for assessing student learning in subjects without statewide Standards of Learning tests, giving schools another way to measure whether students have mastered the required material. Last year, state lawmakers overhauled the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (213+ words) Voters will have an opportunity to hear from Portsmouth City Council and School Board candidates during a political forum Wednesday. The nonpartisan forum will be hosted by the Lefcoe Alumni Association and the Joint Association of Portsmouth Service Leagues from…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (742+ words) Candidates were allowed to give five-minute opening statements, followed by 10 minutes of answering questions from the audience. Four candidates are running for three seats on the school board, including Becki Wulf, who said the way to attract and retain good…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1228+ words) Portsmouth is fixing our workforce housing policy. Here is how and why. Every year, people who work in Portsmouth struggle to find a place to live here. Teachers, nurses, and first responders are among them. Portsmouth's workforce housing ordinance was…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (40+ words) Williamsburg City Council has voted unanimously to authorize a comprehensive agreement with Hourigan Construction Corporation to build a new 50,000-square-foot library at the site of the current downtown library on Scotland Street. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/williamsburg/williamsburg-council-authorizes-32m-plan-for-new-50000-square-foot-library/...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (461+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria City Council will consider a detailed new set of rules Tuesday governing how people speak, display signs and react during Council meetings. The proposal is an individual action item on the final Sept. 22 Council docket, meaning it…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (83+ words) Luis F. Padilla is a candidate in the Portsmouth School Board race. Padilla is one of eight candidates in this race who will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. November 3, 2026 WAVY Voter Guide 10 On Your Side reached out to all of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (459+ words) Denzel E. Glover is a candidate in the Portsmouth School Board race. Glover is one of eight candidates in this race who will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. November 3, 2026 WAVY Voter Guide 10 On Your Side reached out to all of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (83+ words) Ingrid P. Whitaker is a candidate in the Portsmouth School Board race. Whitaker is one of eight candidates in this race who will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. November 3, 2026 WAVY Voter Guide 10 On Your Side reached out to all of the…...