9+ hour, 27+ min ago  (400+ words) The Williamsburg-James City County school system wants to continue using technology to help prepare students for today's digital-based world, but also is intent on making sure it's used appropriately. Staff discussed student screen time and how students are using digital…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (980+ words) Now, after a campaign that put dozens of universities under investigation, President Donald Trump's administration is taking a wider approach, moving to rewrite the federal rules that govern all of higher education. Demands that were being pressed on individual schools…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (353+ words) KING & QUEEN " Central High School's Tigers graduated on May 22 with a message to be courageous and kind in a challenging world. The King and Queen County high school awarded 41 diplomas at its commencement ceremony last month. Superintendent Carol Carter urged…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (431+ words) NEW KENT " In the end, it's not about the grades, the exams or the accolades, Jayla Holmes told her fellow classmates. "It's about the growth," Holmes, the student government president of New Kent High School, told the Class of 2026 during…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (166+ words) The Williamsburg community can now vote for the winners of student-designed "I Voted" stickers. Online public voting for Williamsburg's 2026 Vote Sticker Design Contest is open until June 12. The contest, which celebrates the nation's 250th anniversary, invited select Williamsburg-James City County Schools…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (356+ words) Daily Press By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer U. S. employers posted 7. 6 million job vacancies in April, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, up from 6. 9 million in March and most since May 2024. Economists had forecast just 6. 8 million openings. The department's Job Openings and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (168+ words) The Williamsburg community can now vote for the winners of student-designed "I Voted" stickers this month. Online public voting for Williamsburg's 2026 Vote Sticker Design Contest is open until June 12. The contest, which celebrates the nation's 250th anniversary, invited select Williamsburg-James City…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (225+ words) When former University of Virginia President Jim Ryan recently sat for a friendly interview with Cville Right Now, he sounded delighted to be off the clock. He described mornings spent writing a leadership book; afternoons kite surfing, skiing, golfing, biking…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (383+ words) Yet for older workers in those fields " those aged 29 and over " the jobless rate declined slightly, leading to a notably higher unemployment rate for younger college graduates in remotable occupations compared with older workers. Yet in non-remotable jobs, there has…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (451+ words) Virginia Beach City Public Schools is right to consider limiting Chromebook use for its youngest students. A School Board policy committee is recommending that students in pre-K through first grade no longer use Chromebooks or similar devices, while students in…...