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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About 60 Richmond teachers had the opportunity to get mindfulness training for free this year from the local nonprofit The Innerwork Center through grant funding. -
VPM’s Megan Pauly spoke with Chtaura Jackson, a COVID-19 epidemiologist with the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts about its guidance for schools as districts begin reopening in-person.
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On July 1, the Virginia Department of Health stopped reporting the specific locations of COVID-19 outbreaks – including school districts. But that decision has been questioned as outbreaks crop up in schools, and a spokesperson for the governor says they’ll begin reporting that information again.
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With two COVID-19 outbreaks, Richmond Public Schools is moving forward to in-person learning this fall semester. And parents who regret opting in for in-person have fewer options for virtual learning now than before.
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Richmond's public housing agency has updated a policy used to ban individuals from housing communities. But advocates and some residents say the policy changes don't go far enough to prevent harm.
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For many Virginia students, the first day of school is still a month away. But on Monday, Hopewell City Public Schools became the first district to bring students back for a new school year districtwide. Hopewell also became the first in the state to launch a districtwide year-round school schedule.
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Monday was the first day of school for all K-12 students in Hopewell Public Schools. Hopewell is the first in Virginia to resume classes districtwide for the next school year and the first to launch a districtwide year-round school schedule.
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Undocumented pregnant women in Virginia are now eligible for health insurance coverage during their pregnancy and up to 60 days postpartum through the state’s Medicaid agency.
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The Virginia Department of Education – along with the Virginia Department of Health – released new guidance for pre-K-12 schools Wednesday as students prepare to resume in-person instruction.
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Virginia school districts are required to adopt policies regarding the equal and harassment-free treatment of transgender students ahead of the upcoming school year. Last year, Virginia lawmakers required the Virginia Department of Education to create model policies and required districts to adopt policies that were at least consistent with - or more comprehensive than - VDOE’s guidelines.
