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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The majority of middle and high schools across the state already have at least one police officer — formally known as school resource officers. -
Following a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that seemingly indicates Roe V. Wade is set for repeal, groups have lined up largely along party lines to debate the issue. But in the ‘60s and late ‘70s, there was broad political support to legalize abortion in a handful of situations.
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A new report from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office is filled with statistics that state education officials say paint a “sobering picture” about public education in Virginia.
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s board of visitors last week voted to increase tuition by 3% for the upcoming school year starting this fall.
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch recently published an investigation that revealed 23 Virginia school districts have pulled books from school libraries over the past two years, amid a historic level of book banning across the country. RTD Reporters Jess Nocera and Sean McGoey spoke with VPM News education reporter Megan Pauly about their findings. Below is a transcript of their conversation, which has been edited for clarity.
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Fox Elementary teachers moved their things into Clark Springs Elementary School this week, where students will finish out the school year and where they’ll remain for the foreseeable future.
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A brand new middle school opened on Richmond's Southside in fall 2020. Built for 1,500 students, it's already filled past capacity, according to VDOE data from September 2021.
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LGBTQ students in Hanover County feel discriminated against and are organizing walkouts and protests to make their concerns public.
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School and city officials are finalizing a compromise to begin design of a new George Wythe High School, first built as an all-white school in 1960, after decades of deferred maintenance.
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Seventeen-year-old Samiyah “Mimy” Yellardy had multiple best friends and was always full of smiles, laughter and joy, according to family, friends and teachers.
