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Even though schools are closed for the rest of the year, teachers are trying to keep their students engaged through distance learning. Many districts are going online. But, as Cat Modlin-Jackson found, the shift might be especially challenging for English learners.

The Covid-19 outbreak is disrupting elections at every level as governments and political parties adjust. Stories about the political process have been among the most read over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. More now from Fred Echols.

Any one charged with a crime in Virginia is entitled to a speedy trial. But, as Michael Pope reports, a speedy trial in the age of coronavirus is proving to be a challenge.

Hundreds of museums across Virginia have closed, just as droves of field trippers and after-hours crowds were set to gather for spring events. So what happens now that the lights are out and would-be visitors are stuck at home? Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.

During the COVID-19 crisis world leaders might do well to consult a professor of public policy at the University of Virginia.  In 2018, he developed a complex game called Pandemic. Sandy Hausman reports on what that simulation showed.

Governor Ralph Northam said models suggest COVID-19 cases in Virginia will peak in late April to late May. In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Northam continued to warn that Virginia’s fight against the illness will last months, not weeks. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.  

Governor Ralph Northam is now considering hundreds of bills that were passed by lawmakers before the health and economic crisis. Michael Pope reports on one bill that some are asking the governor to rethink.

Under normal circumstances, lawmakers would be preparing to head back to Richmond in a few weeks to consider actions taken by the governor on all the legislation they passed this year. But, as Michael Pope reports, this year may end up being different.

Three inmates at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women have tested positive for the novel coronavirus along with a contractor at the prison in Goochland. A guard at the Indian Creek Correctional Center also has the disease, and prisoners around the state are terrified as Sandy Hausman reports.

Now that schools and many offices are closed due to coronavirus, families have more time for other activities, like filling out the Census. And though door knockers are on hiatus, advocates want every resident counted, especially the little ones with a big impact. Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.