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The Virginia Department of Education is taking steps to end advanced diplomas in the name of equity. Leslie Sale, director of the Virginia Education Department's office of policy, on Tuesday announced an exploratory effort to review Virginia's diploma and graduation requirements in a live-streamed meeting with the department's Special Committee to Review the Standards of Accreditation. "This is about ... how and where graduation requirements can operate as a lever for equity," Sale said around the 1:26:26 mark during the presentation. "So, first, we're going to start with...the possibilit...

Statewide group formed to plan how kids will return to in-person learning Educators, school administrators, mental health professionals and others comprise the group Jazmine Otey, 10 News Tags:  This school year has been a difficult one for many and with Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent directive to have students inside schools by next month, the Virginia Department of Education is taking action. On Wednesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced the formation of a workgroup of educators, school administrators, mental health professionals, parents and leaders of community ...