Shatoni Jackson News Today

NEWPORT NEWS — On a recent Friday morning, Chanda Woods is teaching her sixth graders about prefixes and suffixes. She walks around answering questions and checks on her students’ progress. In between academic check-ins, she gets personal. “Are you making better choices now?” she asks one of the kids quietly once she is back at her desk, after helping him with a new vocabulary word. “You need ...

Last month, Chanda Woods was selected as the Region 2 Teacher of the Year, putting her in the running for the state title, which will be announced May 6.