Virginia Journal of Education

Did You Know? According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 67 cents on the dollar compared to other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation. Learn More

Did You Know? According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 67 cents on the dollar compared to other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation. Learn More

A Louisa County music teacher who began as a VEA student member now leads the nation’s largest labor union, becoming the second VEA president in history to rise to the NEA presidency RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Education Association today celebrated the election of Princess R. Moss as president of the National Education Association, the three-million-member union that represents educators across the country.

Did you Know? Teacher shortages are a serious issue across the country. Here in Virginia, there are currently over 3,648 unfilled teaching positions. (FY23)

“Virginia educators and school staff fought hard for the investments included in this budget, and there are real wins here for students and public schools. The 4% salary adjustments will help school employees keep pace with the rising cost of living. Major investments in special education, teacher preparation, and school funding formula modernization are meaningful steps forward. But keeping up with inflation is not the same thing as providing a real raise.

“Virginia educators and school staff are facing an affordability crisis. A budget that fails to keep up with inflation is not a raise, it is a pay cut. The Senate proposal recognizes that reality by funding 4% pay adjustments for school staff in both years and by asking powerful data center corporations to contribute more fairly to the public services they rely on. Tax policy is education policy.

The Virginia Education Association (VEA) and the National Education Association (NEA) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s announced veto of legislation that would have guaranteed Virginia’s public employees the right to engage in collective bargaining and protections from retaliation when they do so: “More than half a million Virginians who teach our children, care for our communities, keep our cities running, and serve the public every day were...

Did You Know? According to a poll conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University, 66% of Virginians say public schools do not have enough funding to meet their needs.

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By Bruce Ingram Last November, The New York Times published an article headlined “School Daze,” focusing on the stress that many young people experience at school. The article, written by Jia Lynn Yang, noted, “Almost 32 percent of adolescents have at some point been given a diagnosis of anxiety. More than one in ten have experienced a major depressive disorder.” Concerned about those numbers, I asked my Creative Writing I-IV students at Lord Botetourt HS to write about what stresses them.