Statewide, the teacher vacancy rate was down to 3.4% at the start of the school year after hovering at 4.7% in July, according to data provided by the Virginia Department of Education’s Office of ...

School divisions in Virginia are doing a better job of filling open teacher jobs, but there’s still work to do, based on numbers from the Virginia Department of Education. The vacancy rate dropped ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia is making strides in reducing its teacher shortage, thanks to new state initiatives aimed at recruiting and retaining educators. But despite the progress, some ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Against the backdrop of a nationwide teacher shortage, school divisions across Hampton Roads report being understaffed. "We have an enormous amount of pressure put on educators to do a ...