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Gov. Bob McDonnell has invited 57 school divisions that may have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding experienced, fully licensed teachers to participate in his Virginia Performance-Pay Incentives initiative for hard-to-staff schools. The initiative — which was approved by the 2011 General Assembly — is a centerpiece of McDonnell’s “Opportunity to Learn” education-reform agenda. It provides…
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Longwood University swept a baseball doubleheader on the road at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. The visiting Lancers (21-10) won game one against the host Retrievers (3-16) by a score of 11-0 before winning in game two by a score of 8-4. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond…
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Longwood University dropped both games of a baseball road doubleheader at Bucknell University of the Patriot League Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The visiting Lancers (17-9) lost game one to the host Bison (10-10) by a score of 3-2 before falling in game two by a score of 11-2. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond (Monacan) had…
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Longwood University took a 10-0 home shutout baseball victory past visiting Le Moyne College Sunday afternoon at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers improved their record to 17-6 while winning for the 15th time in the last 16 games, remaining one of the hottest teams in college baseball with their triumph against the…
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Longwood University swept a home baseball doubleheader past visiting University of Buffalo from the Mid-American Conference Sunday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (15-5) have now won 13-straight games after taking game one against the Bulls (2-9) by a score of 8-2 and game two by a score of 5-4.
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Sophomore guard Devon Moore (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) led four James Madison players in double figures and scored 11 of JMU’s final 17 points in a 72-69 win at VCU in the final Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon at the Siegel Center. JMU improved to 21-10 overall and finished…
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Forward Frank Hassell and guard Kent Bazemore combined for 40 points as Old Dominion took down James Madison 75-59 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Thursday night at the JMU Convocation Center. ODU improved to 23-6 overall and 13-4 in the CAA, sweeping the head-to-head series for the season. JMU fell to 20-10…
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Senior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) poured in a career-high 40 points to lead James Madison past Towson 72-61 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Tuesday night at the Towson Center. JMU improved to 19-9 overall and 9-7 in the CAA. With Drexel’s loss at UNC Wilmington, the Dukes climbed into…
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After trailing by 16 in the first half, James Madison turned it around to lead by 16 in the second and defeated Drexel 68-54 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. JMU improved to 18-8 overall and moved into a tie for fifth place with Drexel in…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s “Preparing for the Top Jobs of the 21st Century: The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011” passed two key votes on Wednesday in Richmond. Following a vote in favor of the omnibus bill by the Senate Finance Committee earlier in the morning, the full House of Delegates voted unanimously for final…
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