Virginia School Hours

Summer vacation is over and tomorrow the students in the surrounding Virginia areas will venture back to class.

Please use caution when on the road tomorrow.

COUNTY SCHOOL TIMES

ACCOMAC -- Accomack County Public Schools has announced bus arrival and instructional day conclusion times for its schools for the 2010-2011 school year, which begins on Tuesday.

For Accawmacke, Kegotank, Metompkin and Pungoteague elementary schools, buses will arrive at school at 8 a.m. and the instructional day ends at 3:20 p.m.

For Chincoteague Elementary School, buses will arrive at school at 8:15 a.m. and the day ends at 3:30 p.m.

For Arcadia and Nandua high schools, buses will arrive at 7:45 a.m. and the instructional day ends at 3:18 p.m.

For Chincoteauge High School, buses will arrive at 7:40 a.m. and the instructional day ends at 3 p.m.

For Arcadia and Nandua middle schools, buses will arrive at 7:55 a.m. and the instructional day ends at 3:07 p.m.

Va. Gov. Will NOT Commit Public Schools To The President's New Education Initiative

Governor Bob McDonnell has announced that he will not commit Virginia's public schools to join President Barack Obama's "Race to the Top" Program. McDonnell believes the initiative would lower Virginias curriculum standards. The plan would also include more educational mandates on the states choosing to participate.

McDonnell has supported most of President Obamas education reforms, which have included merit pay and charter schools. Obama's "Race to the Top" Program aims to increase student achievement. However, current Virginia Standards of Learning requirements are currently more rigorous than Obamas initiative.

McDonnell did add in his comments that he believed the President's initiative could be the right approach for other states.

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