
Youngkin announces slew of college, university, additional education appointments
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced administration appointments in the area of education on Thursday.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced administration appointments in the area of education on Thursday.

Virginia schools are struggling, according to a new report presented to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose administration is prioritizing taking money from the state budget to go to privately-run charter schools, as if that will help.

Dr. Jamie Frueh, Bridgewater College associate provost and W. Harold Row Professor of International Studies, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2022-23.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier has launched new education programs and a dedicated education website.

According to a recent study, only about 57 percent of Harvard’s white students were admitted on the basis of academic merit.

Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has chosen Aimee Rogstad Guidera to serve as the next Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Gov. Ralph Northam will propose a two-year state budget next week that includes record funding for public education, including a 10 percent pay raise for teachers.

The evidence has become overwhelming that spending on preschool education should be considered an investment because of its high rate of return.

The National Cancer Institute announced this week that Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center has won a highly competitive SPORE grant – the first ever awarded in the state of Virginia

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services in partnership with Virginia’s Community Colleges will host the 2021 Virginia Military and Veterans Education Summit next week.
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