The current funding debate is taking place amid a precipitous plunge in cases, which in Virginia have dropped to levels not seen since August of 2021, according to a recent report by the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute. Hospitalizations have also dropped dramatically, and while a handful of districts are currently experiencing a slow growth in cases, there’s hope that the state may avoid another spike thanks to warming weather and an increase in both vaccine and so-called natural immunity from prior infections with the omicron variant, which is also protective against the grow...