Educators are finding a lot to be happy about with the latest Virginia SOL or Standards of Learning exam scores. The test scores are up, and the rate of absenteeism is down, according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office.

For the first time, the Virginia Department of Education is releasing Parent Reports to help you better understand your child’s progress this school year.

Among the record numbers of migrants arriving in the U.S. are tens of thousands of children crossing the border without their parents.

Lynchburg City Schools are working to make sure students can recover from learning loss.

After disappointing SOL scores statewide, the Youngkin Administration wants to make sure children can succeed.

Get a look at Danville City, Lynchburg City, Roanoke City, Roanoke County, and Montgomery County SOL pass rates

The Virginia Department of Education is touring the state to gather people’s thoughts on the History and Social Science Standards of Learning which has been a hot-button issue in recent months.

The Virginia Dept. of Education is touring around the Commonwealth to get feedback from parents, and we want to hear from you.

Educators said despite the rise, SOL passing rates are still not back to what they were pre-pandemic

VDOE reports lower participation rates, fewer retests than in previous years

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – Charges are pending after a deadly crash involving a carriage and a car on Sunday night in Pittsylvania County. Police responded to East Gretna Road shortly before 7:30 p.m. after a 2016 Kia Sol rear-ended a horse-drawn carriage near Hermosa Road, according to Virginia State Police. One of the two passengers in the carriage, Joseph Swarey, 19, of Gretna, died at the scene. The driver, 21-year-old Moses Swarey, and other passenger, 18-year-old Susie Swarey, were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The driver of the Kia, Ronald King, 68, of Gretna, was also taken to a hospital for treatement.