Legislation to raise pay for teachers and non-instructional support positions to the national average or higher in order to reduce educator salary gaps has gotten bipartisan support from Virginia lawmakers. “This is something that we campaigned on,” said Del. Nadarius Clark, D-Suffolk, at a press conference Wednesday. “This is something
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As teacher shortages continue in Virginia, the state is attempting to stave off further educational impacts by granting more provisional licenses. The commonwealth issued a total of 8,434 provisional licenses in 2021-22 compared to an average of 6,787 in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a
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The House Appropriations Committee voted along party lines to suspend consideration of a bill that would assist veterans in getting teaching licenses to help fill a critical need for teachers in public schools. The bill, SB 890, introduced by Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D- Richmond, would have established a state-funded program
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