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Virginia board adopts career-exploration definition, approves academic-career plan guidelines and recommended ELA textbook list
Summary
The Virginia State Board of Education approved a definition of K–12 career exploration, finalized academic and career plan guidelines and recommended a list of grade 6–12 English textbooks while clarifying that the guidance is non‑mandatory and divisions retain curricular choice.
The Virginia State Board of Education on Thursday approved a formal definition of K–12 career exploration and a companion set of academic and career plan guidelines intended to guide school divisions on early career exposure and middle‑ and high‑school career activities. Board members and department staff emphasized that the documents are guidance — ‘‘should’’ rather than mandatory ‘‘must’’ requirements — and that local divisions retain flexibility in implementation.
Board members debated whether the…
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