
Peter Russo provides a teacher’s guide to making an impact
Teachers are uniquely important in the lives of their students. A teacher’s attitude can be contagious, leading to a successful learning experience or more negative consequences.

Teachers are uniquely important in the lives of their students. A teacher’s attitude can be contagious, leading to a successful learning experience or more negative consequences.

Congressman Donald McEachin and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger are expressing concerns over a recent report highlighting racial disparities in school discipline across the Richmond region.

The School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University will launch five new undergraduate degrees this fall.

“People are afraid to go out because they’re struggling to do something. I want to make that not be the case. I want everyone to feel safe and comfortable.”

A public lecture at the School of Education at VCU will explore the preschool-to-prison pipeline and analyze the role literacy instruction plays on social, emotional and academic development during the early school years among children of color and children of poverty.

U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals (PREP) Act to address teacher and principal shortages, especially in rural communities.

Judy H. Mullet, professor of psychology at Eastern Mennonite University, will provide the address for EMU’s 101st commencement on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 1 p.m.

A new MA in education concentration and graduate certificate at EMU will help educators mitigate the effects of trauma and build resilience in their students.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $4.97 million grant to expand Richmond Teacher Residency, and help provisionally licensed science, technology, engineering and math teachers move toward full licensure.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine introduced the Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals (PREP) Act to address teacher and principal shortages, especially in rural communities.
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