Mark Obenshain: 2015 General Assembly session under way
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With week two of the 2015 General Assembly session underway, I would like to provide a quick recap of all that happened in week one.
Search Results for Richmond Public Schools
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Randy Forbes: Fort Lee – a worthy fight
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You wouldn’t know it today, but ten years ago Fort Lee – the vibrant military base tucked south of Richmond and nestled in the Tri-Cities region – was targeted for closure through the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
Press Conference: Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen, GM Scot McCloughan
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Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen and general manager Scot McCloughan talk with reporters on Friday.
Ken Plum: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
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The editorial in the September 21, 1897 New York Sun, responding to a letter from eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon who had inquired about whether there was a Santa Claus, has become the most reprinted newspaper editorial, according to the Newseum.
Game on: What happens if colleges can’t rely on student fees to fund athletics anymore?
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The dirty little secret of college athletics is that they don’t pay for themselves, even football and men’s basketball, and that any athletics department budget is balanced on the backs of kids who don’t play college sports, may not attend any games and have to borrow money and work part-time jobs for the privilege.
Governor Terry McAuliffe remarks to the Joint Money Committees
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Prepared remarks by Governor Terry McAuliffe to the Joint Money Committees in the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, Va., on Dec. 17, 2014.
Governor McAuliffe announces $17.5 million federal preschool expansion grant
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Virginia has been awarded a $17.5 million federal Preschool Expansion Grant that will allow the Commonwealth to serve as many as 1,600 additional at-risk four-year-olds in new, high-quality preschool classes.
VCU prof receives $2.66M grant to study anti-bullying programs
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A Virginia Commonwealth University professor has received a $2.66 million federal grant to study the effectiveness of an anti-bullying program in Richmond middle schools.
McAuliffe awards extended school year planning, start-Up grants to 13 school divisions
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Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday awarded more than $1.6 million in state extended school year grants to support the development and implementation of year-round instructional programs in 29 schools in 13 school divisions.
Virginia receives nearly $1.2 million in funding to strengthen local food economies
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Virginia received funding from three participating programs aimed at strengthening organic local and regional food systems through projects that recruit and train farmers, expand economic opportunities, and increase access to healthy foods.
