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Mold cleanup at Chesapeake schools complete
10:54 pm - Crews finished tackling a mold outbreak in Hickory High School this week after quarter-size colonies sprouted on desks in 19 classrooms. Patches of mold on a larger scale also were spotted around the same time at Great Bridge Primary School.
Just 1 of 3 seats is contested for Suffolk School Board
Four people are vying for three openings on the School Board, with only one seat contested in the Nov. 6 election.
Graduation, dropout rates improve across South Hampton Roads
Chesapeake retained the best local record, with a 91.2% on-time rate and a 4.4% dropout rate. Norfolk and Portsmouth had strong gains in dropout and graduations rates, respectively.
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S.O.L. RESULTSPass rates for all schools in the seven cities for the past two years.
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- U.Va. board member resigns, citing move to Florida
- Virginia Board of Education approves math plan
- Conditional accreditation for Lindenwood Elementary
- Panel on UNC's future direction back at work
- Accrediting panel to review U.Va.'s status
- Empty school bus involved in crash in Va. Beach
- Trial date set for Chesapeake teacher in assault case
- Radford offers course on reaching out to dead
- Local pre-K education has new management
- U.Va. board appoints new chief operating officer
- Perdue moves $20M to expand N.C. Pre-K by 6,300
- Portsmouth teacher wins $25,000 Milken award
- Norfolk residents criticize change in K-8 plan
- Because of rule, military daughter has to sit out
- Memorial service for UNC's Friday set
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- Police look at Colo. teen in 2 other child cases
- Lawyer in U. Iowa bias case objects to verdict
- In 2 murder cases, mothers turn in their own sons
- Dad of suspect in Colorado girl's death speaks
- Calif. superintendent addresses sex fantasy league
- Prosecutors: Teen confesses in death of Colo. girl
- Judge calls mistrial on 1 claim in bias trial
- Audit: US oversight of charter school funds lax
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