For many educators, preparation for back to school begins weeks—and sometimes even months—before students ever step foot in the building, and they spend money out of their own pockets to do so.

The countdown to the first day of school is on, and while students are soaking up the final days of summer, teachers across Jefferson County Public Schools are already hard at work. They’re setting up ...

More than 120 sailors stationed in Hampton Roads volunteered at 15 Norfolk schools Aug. 8 to help teachers prepare their classrooms for the first day of school. The sailors helped with moving ...