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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Virginia officials initially requested 500,000 swabs from FEMA. That order was canceled, and officials had to resubmit an order for 200,000 swabs on April 20th. -
This story is part of VPM’s Audio Diary Project, where Virginians are documenting their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virginia's testing capacity is expanding, but still stands at far short of ideal levels.
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Providers of support services for adults with disabilities, ranging from full weekday programs to job coaching to community engagement, have had to close their doors due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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New federal guidance stresses communication in nursing facility management of COVID-19.
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Over a month ago, the federal government announced it would start accepting emergency Medicaid waiver applications from states seeking extra support for providers during the pandemic. Disability rights groups say Virginia has been late to apply and hasn't developed a sufficient plan.
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A breakdown of state data shows a lag in testing for COVID-19 in the Richmond area.
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School districts are grappling with how to assign grades in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
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State psychiatric hospitals are starting to see cases of COVID-19. As of Tuesday, these include one confirmed staff case at Central State Hospital in Petersburg, and one resident case at the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation about an hour from Richmond in Burkeville, Virginia.
