
Megan Pauly
Staff Reporter, VPM NewsMegan Pauly reports on early childhood and higher education news in Virginia. She was a 2020-21 reporting fellow with ProPublica's Local Reporting Network and a 2019-20 reporting fellow with the Education Writers Association.
Megan previously worked for NPR affiliate WDDE in Wilmington, Delaware, and freelanced for NPR affiliate WAMU in Washington, D.C. She's also reported for NPR, Marketplace, The Atlantic, The Hechinger Report and more.
Email Megan: [email protected]
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Changes don’t necessarily mean staff will be laid off.
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Virginia is the only state that requires lawmakers to approve individual payments.
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Interpretation of former SCHEV guidance has been inconsistent across Virginia colleges.
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Speaker Don Scott sees new stipend as a way to encourage parents to run for office.
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Extra reporting requirements also on the table for tuition waiver program.
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Pro-Palestine student groups said the legislation could suppress free speech.
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The proposed copay increases would fund additional child care slots.
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Up to half of students at some colleges report not having enough food.
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'It feels like they saved my life in a way,' one recipient says.
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A legislative proposal seeks to ease the process.