Parents had accused Fairfax County Public Schools of deliberately withholding notification of students who received National Merit Letters of Commendation. Virginia’s attorney general had launched a separate two-part investigation.

Fairfax schools are a frequent target of conservative criticism, this time over admissions to a college preparatory program.

As national debate over a pilot AP African American studies class rages, the Virginia class offers a window into what a course focused on Black history can mean for students, many of them students of color.

The legislature adjourned on Saturday without a deal on how to spend a surplus of several billion dollars.

The legislature marked “Crossover Day” on Tuesday, the halfway point of this year’s short session.

Virginia schools are getting $201 million less than they anticipated after a calculation error by the state education department.

A pitched partisan battle over abortion on top of elections for all General Assembly seats in November will likely make the session more about politics than policy.

An alumni group’s survey of one high school community found widespread student mistrust of the school’s ability to respond effectively to sexual violence.

Virginia parents and the commonwealth agreed that schools could require masks on behalf of their medically vulnerable children.

“We’ve created the conditions for confusion,” said one Board member. “Earning the [public] trust back is absolutely essential.”