Meg Bryce and Allison Spillman have different views on policies concerning transgender students, approaches to school safety, and ways to recruit and retain teachers.
Category: How we learn
We report on how we learn and grow, with a special focus on children, their parents and caretakers, and the equity of our education system.
Charlottesville and Albemarle County public school students have lower pass rates on state exams since the pandemic
Students are passing in reading and math at rates lower than state averages, especially Black and Hispanic students and those who are learning English.
Labor expert advises Albemarle to rethink its collective bargaining resolution, or risk losing teachers
“It seems like the School Board wants to have the appearance of a union without giving the teachers union the authority that accompanies genuine collective representation,” said J.H. “Rip” Verkerke, UVA professor of employment law.
Voter Guide: Q&A with the only candidate to represent the Rivanna District on Albemarle County’s School Board
Incumbent and School Board Chair Judy Le is running for her second four-year term.
Four new people will join the Charlottesville City School Board, but who are the candidates?
Join a forum to meet them on Oct. 18, hosted by Charlottesville Tomorrow and Charlottesville United for Public Education.
Voter Guide: Q&A with the 4 candidates seeking the 4 seats on the Charlottesville City School Board
The seven-member board will most likely have these four new members.
Albemarle finds school bus seats for hundreds of students, though more continue waiting
Albemarle County Public Schools says they have 11 bus drivers in training to fill in the last of the routes, but did not say when they’ll be on the road.
Charlottesville City Schools teachers clash over new cellphone ban
While teachers agree cellphone use in class is bad for the learning environment, behind the scenes educators disagree on how to confront the problem.
Charlottesville Tomorrow reporter Tamica Jean-Charles wins national fellowship for education reporting
Jean-Charles is one of nine journalists around the country in the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellows program.
City Schools is working to take over its bus system from Charlottesville Area Transit as the driver shortage persists
The move would give the district more freedom to make changes to entice drivers, and give them school district benefits.