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(The Center Square) – The Virginia Board of Education took another step in its efforts toward improving students’ literacy when it approved a new list of core instructional programs for

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced three new appointments to the Virginia Board of Educatin.

Fairfax and Arlington County Public Schools are among the Virginia districts that have been approved to partner with iteach, a teacher license program.

The Virginia Board of Education approved a new partnership with iteach, a for-profit company offering online teacher training.

The Virginia Board of Education approved a new partnership with iteach, a for-profit company offering online teacher training.

The Board of Educations move, at an emergency meeting Thursday, is meant to help alleviate a backlog amid a teacher shortage..

The Virginia Department of Education shared that the new standards will “have a broader focus on the contributions of all Americans”

The Virginia Board of Education says it has "significantly increased the content knowledge for Virginia history — including the Readjuster Era — and have a broader focus on the contributions of all Americans, in particular African Americans, Indigenous Peoples, and Asian Americans."

After months of controversy, the Virginia Board of Education has approved new history standards for the state’s public schools.

SOLs. Virginia Standards of Learning for history. Virginia Standards of Learning for social science. Virginia Board of Education.