
McAuliffe announces $1.1 million grant to improve workforce system intake process
The Department of Labor has awarded Virginia $1.1 million to support a common intake screening and registration system.

The Department of Labor has awarded Virginia $1.1 million to support a common intake screening and registration system.

Virginia state agencies granted 5,778 more STEM-H Workforce Credentials during fiscal year 2016 than in fiscal year 2015.

Two students and the local branch of the NAACP have filed an anti-discrimination complaint against Richmond Public Schools.

The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation will award five grants to local communities that have proposed innovative approaches to preschool programming.

About 130 high school students in Virginia with developmental and intellectual disabilities participated in internships this school year.

A symposium at the VCU School of Education will bring together leading experts to discuss the latest research related to school safety.

Governor Terry McAuliffe has presented a letter to General Assembly money committee chairmen and the budget conferees.

Governor McAuliffe received the Standards of Learning (SOL) Innovation Committee’s second round of recommendations, which are aimed at improving how the Commonwealth measures and fosters student growth and achievement, and how it evaluates schools.

The week of Oct. 5-9, Virginia will celebrate Farm-to-School Week, an annual program coordinated by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the VDOE.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday that the Commonwealth has awarded $6 million in School Security Equipment Grants to help ensure the safety of Virginia’s schools.
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