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Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers’ compensation. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million. The school board is arguing that Zwerner’s injuries fall under workers compensation. The former first-grade teacher was hospitalized and endured multiple surgeries after a bullet struck her...

D.C.’s 2024 teacher of the year is an educator who works with children who arrived in the District on buses full of migrants.

Beth Barkley, a teacher at Cardozo Education Campus who is known for her work with migrant students, won the honor of D.C.’s teacher of the year. News4’s Mark Segraves spoke to her and her students about the accomplishment.

Sometimes our friends know us better than we know ourselves. That’s the case for two teachers at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland, where a senior superlative is finally coming true after 16 years.

Two friends who were named the “Most Likely to Teach at Good Counsel” proved their friends right 16 years later. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

According to the union, 55% of teachers and staff said they’ve witnessed students assault other students, and 42% of them said workplace violence has increased a lot in their schools in the past year.

One DC teacher is on a mission to teach kids how to manage stress and support good mental health. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

High school teacher James Cruz’s life-lasting lessons go beyond history. Telemundo 44’s Lilian Mass has his story.

Virginia education officials took emergency action Thursday to head off a crisis that could have impacted students and teachers across the commonwealth.

Virginia education officials took emergency action Thursday to head off a crisis that could have impacted students and teachers across the commonwealth. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports a backlog of teacher license renewals threatened to drive educators out of the classroom.

A local teacher has dedicated decades of her life to helping students with special needs. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded in her first-grade classroom by a 6-year-old student has been honored by the state Senate for her “heroic actions” in hustling students out of the classroom despite having life-threatening injuries. Zwerner stood with her twin sister, brother and mother in the Senate chamber Wednesday as she was given a framed resolution commending...

A local teacher is a finalist to be the national teacher of the year. News4’s Mark Segraves talked to the teacher students call Coach Rountree.

A group of students at a Charles County high school acted quickly when their teacher suffered a severe heart attack. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Amid national teacher shortages, community colleges are stepping in, launching teacher-training programs traditionally found in four-year colleges.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on a pending plea deal in an abuse case involving a former teacher and a former teacher’s aide at Freedom Hill Elementary School in Fairfax County.