Northam to co-host 10th annual Conference on Agricultural Trade March 5 in Richmond
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Governor Ralph Northam will co-host the 10th annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade on March 5 at the Richmond Marriott Hotel.
Search Results for Virginia Department of Education
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EMU awarded record-breaking total of more than $3.3 million in grants in 2017
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In 2017, Eastern Mennonite University was awarded grants in excess of $3.3 million, including more than $2.2 million in federal funding.
Warner encourages DOE to ID best practices in expanding access to Pell Grants
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner pressed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to continue an experimental pilot program that has already helped put 41 low-income high school students on the pathway to college by allowing them to take courses for college credit through Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg.
$1.2M gift will create new VCU professorship focused on preparing teachers for the classroom
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A $1.2 million gift to the VCU School of Education will be used to create the Anna Lou Schaberg Professorship of Practice in Education, a new faculty position that will concentrate on the theory and implementation of pedagogical practices that can transform a classroom, a school and a child’s education.
Chicago police officer to co-teach EMU online course on police and community justice partnerships
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The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice at EMU announces a four-session course about police and community justice partnerships this spring.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center schedule: February 2018
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of February, is exhibiting in the Cabell/Arehart Gallery the student artworks from The Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School Arts and Humanities Program.
AdvanceVT hosts 2018 Advancing Diversity Workshop
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On Jan. 9, AdvanceVT and the Office for Inclusion and Diversity hosted the 15th Advancing Diversity Workshop at The Inn at Virginia Tech. Around 330 Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and administrators participated in the event.
Food Safety Modernization Act goes into effect Jan. 26
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The Food Safety Modernization Act will go in effect Jan. 26. Considered the most sweeping update of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years, it will affect the nation’s largest-scale produce growers, including some in Virginia.
BRITE rider wins Try Transit Week grand prize
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Jenny Cox of Verona was recently named Grand Prize winner of the 2017 Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) Try Transit Week giveaway.
Annual Woods and Wildlife Conference helps landowners improve property
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Owners of woodlands large and small can learn how to maximize their property’s potential at the 14th annual Woods and Wildlife Conference. This educational event will be held February 24 at Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper.
