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Prince William schools ordered to rehire ousted teachers’ union president
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (491+ words) Prince William County schools'has been ordered to'rehire Maggie Hansford, the former president of the Prince William County teachers' union, and provide her with a year of back pay and other expenses as a result of a recent decision by an…...
Lawmakers nix adding career coaches in public high schools
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (681+ words) State lawmakers expressed concern that hiring career coaches at every public high school would cost $17.5 million annually. RICHMOND, Va. " Lawmakers debated whether to expand career readiness to high school students in Virginia, but ultimately the concerns over funding halted the…...
More Prince William students take college-level courses in high schools
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (566+ words) Colgan High School students arrive at school on the first day of the 2025-26 school year. The number of Prince William County students taking classes that provide both high school and college credit is rising, and the school division is offering…...
Va. lawmakers propose guardrails for AI use in public schools
1+ week, 1+ day ago (964+ words) A student participates in a U.S. Department of Energy AI student program at Oak Rise Institute for Science and Education in Tennessee. But as schools adopt AI, and students spend more time on screens, state lawmakers have questions about the technology's…...
7 Prince William, Manassas students named Presidential Scholar candidates
1+ week, 2+ day ago (167+ words) Seven local high school seniors have the opportunity to become one of 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars chosen every year. Less than 7,000high school seniors nationwide were selected as candidates for the Presidential Scholar.The majoritywerechosenbased on the top SAT or ACT scores by…...
More than 300 Woodbridge High students get suspended after anti-ICE walkout
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (703+ words) Several hundred Woodbridge Senior High School students walked out of their school on Friday, Feb. 20 to protest Trump administration immigration policies and the harsh tactics used by Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers. More than 300 Woodbridge Senior High School students who…...
Superintendent's budget pitches 6% raises for staff, directs $24M to universal pre-K
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (817+ words) Colgan High School students arrive at school on the first day of the 2025-26 school year. For the first time ever, Prince William County schools are projected to receive more than $1 billion in local tax revenue next school year, fueling an…...
County school board adopts elementary school redistricting plan
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (670+ words) The Prince William County School Board discusses the elementary school redistricting plan on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Over the next two years, 2,312 elementary school students in eastern Prince William County will be reassigned to new schools. It's the result of a redistricting…...
County School Board set to vote Wednesday on the fate of the 14th high school
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1219+ words) Prince William County schools purchased about 96 acres near Telegraph and Minnieville roads for the county's 14th'high school, which is now proposed to open in 2029.' The Prince William County School Board is set to vote Wednesday on whether to cancel the…...
ALERT: Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park schools open Tuesday on a 2-hour delay
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (430+ words) The Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center is the headquarters of Prince William County Schools. The extended snowstorm break for Prince William County and City of Manassas students is coming to an end. Schools will reopen on Tuesday on a two-hour delay....