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RICHMOND — When there was a water main break at a school in Salem last week, the building had to shut down for three days. Closing the school wasn’t a major hassle. Like school divisions across Virginia, Salem has gotten the hang of offering virtual learning since the coronavirus pandemic broke out last year, forcing schools to shutter. Salem sent the teachers and students, who were at the school for in-person instruction, home with supplies they needed to learn. “We didn’t miss a beat,” said Alan Seibert, superintendent of Salem City Schools. Situations like this hav...

‘Better than we anticipated’: Local superintendents react to governor’s budget plan for schools School leaders welcome much-needed money during pandemic Tags:  ROANOKE, Va. – Some school superintendents said Governor Ralph Northam’s new budget proposal could be the answer to their districts’ financial problems. Northam suggests $500 million go to schools to pull them out of their financial woes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to his new budget proposal. It’s a plan several local superintendents are pleased to see. “We were kind of expecting the worst and this i...

Montgomery County schools to move grades 7-12 to remote learning until 2021 due to substitute shortage Those students will switch to virtual instruction starting Monday, Dec. 21, until Thursday, Jan. 21 Published:  Tags:  Students in grades 7-12 will switch to virtual instruction starting Monday, Dec. 21, until Thursday, Jan. 21. Montgomery County is facing a significant substitute shortage among teachers and aides due to staff being out of school in connection to COVID-19. On Thursday, there were 145 vacancies and 118 substitutes needed and only 82 vacancies were filled, leaving 36 staff m...