education Archives - Virginia Beach Education Association

NewEd to provide support for new educators

By VBEA Staff | April 21, 2016

VBEA member and rep Brittany Jones, who is a first-year teacher at College Park Elementary, received approval at the recent VEA Convention for her NewEd proposal that would “establish a group of new educators to provide a support system for new educators, provide a bridge of membership from SVEA to VEA, increase VEA membership, and create…

Status of education-related bills in General Assembly

By VBEA Staff | January 22, 2016

With the General Assembly session underway, there are myriad bills related to education being debated and discussed, including ones on charter schools, virtual schools, ones allowing homeschoolers to participate in public school athletic programs, and many more. Here’s a comprehensive listing of education-related bills, updated through March 2, 2016. For more information on each bill,…

ODU SVEA president touts benefits of membership

By VBEA Staff | September 14, 2015 |

Watch Old Dominion University Student Virginia Education Association president Katelyn Anderson as she explains how being a part of SVEA has helped her as she studies to become an elementary education teacher.