Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has cut 8 percent of state funds from the University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary, Virginia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute and is proposing a one-day furlough for state employees in an effort to cut $1.35 billion from the state budget.

Fund set up to recognize contributions of Jim Perkins

Waynesboro Public Schools Superintendent Robin Crowder said Wednesday that there is a chance the school division could make Adequate Yearly Progress after a discrepancy was discovered between its numbers and those used by the Virginia Department of Education to calculate scores. 

The Waynesboro School Board voted Tuesday to request proposals from energy management companies who could provide the city schools long-term energy savings.

VERONA — All 21 Augusta County schools will likely achieve full state Standards of Learning accreditation based on last year’s testing, the school district’s testing coordinator told the Augusta County School Board on Thursday.

STAUNTON—Autumnal temperatures and a steady mist greeted Mary Baldwin College freshmen Thursday, the official move-in day for first-year students.

STAUNTON — Mary Baldwin College President Pamela Fox invoked music from Beethoven and Stephen Sondheim in a state of the college address Wednesday, saying a vision for the college’s future success is not enough.

All but five schools in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County met the Adequate Yearly Progress targets required by the federal No Child Left Behind law on student testing in 2007-08, and the Staunton and Augusta County schools met the AYP targets as a whole.

Erin Sprouse, 5, admitted only once to being nervous.

FISHERSVILLE - Even for an accomplished student like senior Wil Hall of Wilson Memorial High School and the Central Shenandoah Valley Regional Governor’s School, the first day of school is rough.

Wilson Memorial High physical education teacher Steve Geiman is celebrating 40 years in the profession, and as he starts a new school year today, his basic philosophy of teaching has not changed.

VERONA — A preliminary concept for elementary school changes unveiled by Augusta County school administrators Thursday could lead to major expansions of Cassell, Wilson and Riverheads elementary schools and the closing of Beverley Manor and Ladd elementary schools.

WEYERS CAVE — Technology and fitness are on the immedate agenda for Blue Ridge Community College.

The Waynesboro School Board took immediate action Wednesday night to deal with increased vehicle fuel costs in the school district.

Area educators say there is a need for more business mentorship programs for students and a greater communication between business and education to bridge the disconnect that now exists.

Karen Washington, a 10th-grade history teacher at Watertown High School in Watertown, Mass., is looking for a fresh take on her usual classroom routine.

The Waynesboro School Board took immediate action Wednesday night to deal with increased vehicle fuel costs in the school district.

WEYERS CAVE — Peter Carter appreciates the wealth of information he is getting at the new student orientation at Blue Ridge Community College this week.

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library will host a weeklong teachers’ institute on “Woodrow Wilson and the War Years’‘ next week for U.S. history teachers from around the country.

The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title - best party school in the country.

The Waynesboro School Board has rescheduled its August meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.

Hiawatha Nicely, Jr. of Daleville has been eleted president of the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation.

During trips to school career fairs, Chanda McGuffin noticed that young people were not ready for the next step in their lives whether that move was to college or the workplace.

Higher fuel costs have spurred the Waynesboro School Board to talk about a four-day school week.

Longtime teacher and principal Rebecca Jarvis was named to lead Wenonah Elementary School Tuesday night by the Waynesboro School Board.

Members of the Fort Defiance High School Future Farmers of America team came away with six state titles and numerous individual honors during the State FFA Convention that took place earlier this week at Virginia Tech.

Principal Carol Butler came to Kate Collins Middle School this past school year with a mission of raising test scores, and the preliminary results show she has succeeded.

The Waynesboro Schools plan to close school buildings and administrative offices on Fridays for the next couple of months to save the school district the cost of escalating fuel prices.

HARRISONBURG — Stuarts Draft High 2008 valedictorian Laura Louise Hershey didn’t want tears for her fellow graduates during Thursday’s commencement.

Jean Morgan is more than just a staff member at Wenonah Elementary School.