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Pulaski County leaders look to impose 1% sales tax for school construction (opens the original)
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PULASKI COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - In this past Virginia General Assembly session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 607, giving localities a powerful new option to fund crumbling school infrastructure: a one-percent sales tax, but only if local voters approve it first. Now, Pulaski County is preparing to put that exact question on the ballot this November. School officials said this could completely rewrite their timeline for critical safety upgrades. If voters approve the referendum, officials estimate i
Roanoke County Public School leaders unveil major renovations at Glen Cove Elementary School (opens the original)
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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Thursday marks the official start of a new school year for Roanoke County Public Schools, and some elementary students will be walking into a brand new, state-of-the-art environment. Wednesday, school leaders held a ribbon-cutting for a major multi-million-dollar renovation and expansion at Glen Cove Elementary. After two years of working around construction, jackhammers and dust, the noise is finally quiet. The ribbon is cut, and teachers are busy putting the final
Roanoke City Public School leaders celebrate first day of new school year (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Tuesday marked the official start of the new school year for thousands of students across Roanoke City Public Schools. But for one top administrator, the day is a bittersweet milestone. Superintendent Dr. Verletta White greeted students Tuesday morning for her final first day of school before her retirement next June. WDBJ7 spent the morning at Wasena Elementary School, seeing how classrooms are gearing up for the year ahead. “As a superintendent, this is my recommitment as
School districts work to enhance cybersecurity following nationwide cyberattack on Canvas (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - As students and teachers prepare to head back to school next week, school districts are doubling down on cybersecurity. It follows a nationwide cyberattack on the learning platform of Canvas at the end of the last school year that left local school districts scrambling. WDBJ7 spoke with local IT leaders and an educational technology expert about what they’ve learned and how they’re working to move forward. “I got multiple alerts on my phone with actual screenshots and peopl
Roanoke County Public Schools prepare to update AI policy (opens the original)
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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - As Roanoke County Public School students prepare to head back to the classroom, the division is preparing to lay down new ground rules for emerging technology. On Thursday, the Roanoke County school board met to discuss key updates to its artificial intelligence policy. School leaders said it’s about being proactive. “Our message about AI is basically grounded in this: AI is here. And so there’s two ways you can deal with that, right? We can stick our head in the san
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