A special surprise greeted some Roanoke County teachers today.

More than 150 teaching positions remain unfilled across Southwest Virginia as some school districts prepare to welcome students back this week, according to a 2024 Virginia Department of Education report.

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Pittsylvania County Schools' Human Resources Department is actively seeking qualified teacher candidates for various positions for the 2025-2026 school year.

Schools around our region are headed back to the classroom. Lynchburg City Public Schools are among those preparing for their first day next week.

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The comments come after Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the new pay raises in the budget will lead to Virginia eventually meeting the national average for teacher pay.

Lord Botetourt High School graduate Paul Craft was shocked when he learned he won the Education Impact Award.

Tami Oliver, the Education Impact Award recipient for September, loves to help children feel special when getting extra assistance in the classroom.

WSLS 10 is starting the Education Impact Award Series highlighting great teachers in our area the public nominates.

Leaders in Botetourt County Public Schools said they have no open teaching vacancies for the 2023-2024 school year.They used several tactics like using social media to attract talent to teach in the school system.

The Virginia Department of Education says the state has about 3,500 open teaching positions.

Thousands of teaching licenses are delayed amid a record-high processing backlog.

Currently first-year teachers are getting paid $2,000 less than the next lowest starting pay in the region.

Cintron is an 8th grade English teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School.

The idea behind the day of service was ‘practice what you preach,’ showing students that service extends beyond the classroom.

The Rescue Mission partnered with Parkway Church on the Mountain to give 110 teachers a chance to collect school supplies.

Rescue Mission’s Back to School Blast shifting to focus on teacher’s this school year.

In a press release Wednesday, Bedford County Public schools announced a revised budget that included salary increases for all employees.

Can you think back on a teacher who impacted your life?

Hundreds of teachers are needed across our region and it’s only getting worse according to the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium

These are designed to help teachers fund innovative programs but the deadline is coming up.

Have you ever wondered about what life or education is like at a private school? If you’ve never enrolled or had family or friends who attended, it’s probably a normal thing to be curious about: What are classes like? How does the experience differ from a public school?

This year has been especially hard on teachers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Gov. Ralph Northam is making an effort to ensure that Virginia educators know they’re appreciated.