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House Education Chairman Steve Landes, UVA and Hunt Institute host House Education Committee Summit

Chris Graham

Del LandesChairman of the House Education Committee, Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, will convene the second annual House Education Committee Summit, where members of the Virginia House of Delegates will focus on issues that will help ensure the Commonwealth has a strong public education system that produces quality, high-skilled, and well-educated students capable of succeeding in tomorrow’s economy, Nov. 9-10.

The two-day summit, being held at the University of Virginia, will feature state and national experts and tackle topics such as early childhood education, public charter schools, higher education, high-performance principal leadership, the condition and needs of Virginia’s public education system, virtual learning, and ways to use student data to produce gains.

For more information on the Summit, and to access materials, visit studies.virginiageneralassembly.gov/meetings/292.

Landes represents the 25th House District, which includes parts of Albemarle, Augusta, and Rockingham Counties. Landes is currently serving his tenth term in the Virginia House of Delegates.

 

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