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GREENVILLE, Va. -- Extra-curricular activities have been cancelled tonight and schools will be closed Friday in a western Virginia school district after the district received "voluminous phone calls ...

WASHINGTON — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is calling for Virginians to exercise more tolerance. He spoke following an appearance on WTOP Wednesday morning. His comments come after a teacher in ...

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Schools in a central Virginia school district will be closed on Friday due to backlash against a high school world geography class assignment. Augusta County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Bond ...

FARGO — Visual artist, calligrapher and teacher Anne Kaese believes there’s an artist in everyone, no matter their skill, talent or experience. “Being an artist is what we all are. Some of us use ...

Parents erupt over homework assignment asking students to write a phrase in Arabic saying "There is no God but Allah " Backlash over a homework assignment on Islam at a Virginia school led officials ...

Zhao Yizhou's calligraphy works are on display in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily] While calligraphy is often hard even for average Chinese people to appreciate, Zhao Yizhou has taken up the ...

Cong Qiang owns a small school supplies store in the port city of Tianjin. While one day preparing to renovate his store, Cong began cleaning up his storehouse and discovered several writing brushes ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. STAUNTON, Va. – A rural Virginia school district canceled classes and a ...