The General Assembly has granted nine localities the necessary power on a case-by-case basis.
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Faculty, students want clarity about timeline of the delayed course requirement.
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Language is one way we connect to our family, our culture and our traditions. Across the nation, Indigenous communities are reclaiming their native tongues. In Virginia, three women are working to bring back their ancestral language – Algonquian. Their language revitalization efforts are just beginning but they are weaving together the past and the present to restore their linguistic heritage.
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About 70,000 children in Virginia were being raised by their grandparents, according to a 2017 study.
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The new law, which passed unanimously in the Virginia House and Senate, will take effect July 1.
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The Staunton school teaches everything from job skills to independent living.
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It's the largest fine for such an offense.
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More than 1 million students are expected to take the test.
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The practice disproportionately impacts low-income, Black students.
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Scientists are optimistic that gene-edited animals could provide a new source of organs for transplantation. Pig organs modified to minimize rejection are now being tested in humans.
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High school seniors from Hanover County are spearheading efforts to get around the book ban imposed by the county’s school board. They’ve created what one of them calls “underground libraries.”