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As leaders on the money committees of the General Assembly meet in private to nail down budget numbers, they will need to make a determination about how much money needs to go to schools to fix a math error from the Department of Education.
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A $200 million mistake in estimating basic aid for local school divisions has lawmakers scrambling to make up the difference. Before they left town over the weekend, members of the General Assembly passed what they call a "skinny budget" as a stopgap measure.
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Mallory Noe-Payne spoke with one rural area’s superintendent to learn more about the finances and history behind school construction.
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Governor Ralph Northam says teachers have endured numerous challenges during the pandemic.And so he’ll write a big raise into the budget he’ll submit to the General Assembly shortly before he leaves office.
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As lawmakers plan to return to Richmond in a new era of Republican control, one issue that will be a heavy focus is education.Michael Pope reports on a big budget promise.
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Lawmakers are debating a number of bills about what happens inside Virginia classrooms. They're also considering a bill that aimed at improving school…
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Lawmakers will return to Richmond next month – and writing a new budget will be a priority. But, they'll have to answer some questions about what kind of…
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Democratic lawmakers agree that it’s necessary to spend more on teachers for English language learners, but they have different takes on how to address…
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Lawmakers have about a month left in Richmond and the biggest item on the legislative to-do list is now finalizing the state budget. A bipartisan…
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Now that the Democrats are seizing power in Richmond, interest groups are already angling for money from the budget.Fund Our Schools. That’s the rallying…