House Republicans propose Classroom Success education reforms
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House Republican leaders announced their education agenda for the 2015 General Assembly on a press conference call with reporters Thursday.
Search Results for Teacher of the Year
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Governor McAuliffe announces education legislation at Norfolk Technical Center
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday a series of legislative proposals aimed at expanding economic opportunity across the Commonwealth by improving Virginia’s educational system and addressing issues ranging from daycare facilities to building a 21st century workforce.
Former Longwood soccer player impacting Farmville youth with Beyond The Numbers Club
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Under normal circumstances, the question would not have alarmed Longwood women’s soccer player Amelia McConnell. But the circumstances that one night during her freshman year were anything but normal.
No more tax break Christmas trees
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Christmas came early this year to some of Washington’s biggest special-interest groups when Congress passed legislation that was laden like a decorated Christmas tree with some of the finest-looking and most expensive ornaments lobbyists can buy.
Tractor usage raises money for Agriculture in the Classroom
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Farmers in Mecklenburg County raised money for Virginia’s Agriculture in the Classroom program this year by doing what they do best—farming.
ACLU files federal discrimination complaint against Gloucester School Board for bathroom policy
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The ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Justice and Department of Education against Gloucester County Public Schools (GCPS) for adopting a bathroom policy that segregates transgender students from using the same restrooms and locker rooms as their peers.
Virginia Tech training strengthens universities in Iraqi Kurdistan
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When a university group from Iraq’s northern Kurdish region traveled to study at Virginia Tech this past summer, their home was at peace.
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.
Shenandoah University named official site for Shenandoah Valley Writing Project
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National Writing Project (NWP) recently selected Shenandoah University as the official site for the Shenandoah Valley Writing Project (SVWP).
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.
