Northam appoints Eric J. Reynolds as Virginia’s first children’s ombudsman
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week the appointment of Eric J. Reynolds as Virginia’s first director of the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman.
Search Results for Virginia Department of Education
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Experiences with Extension, Virginia State University prepared alum for key post at USDA
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This wasn’t the original path for Jewel Bronaugh. She didn’t intend to become the deputy secretary of the USDA and the first Black woman to hold the position.
Warner, Collins urge Department of Education to empower schools to bolster cyber defenses
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Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) are pushing the Biden administration to ensure that school systems across the country are equipped to fend off the growing number of cyberattacks targeting K-12 schools.
Bridgewater College named one of the top colleges in Virginia for post-grad salaries
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Bridgewater College is among Virginia’s top 20 colleges and universities for post-graduation salaries, according to GradReports’ 2021 Best Colleges rankings.
Northam commemorates Juneteenth in Virginia
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Gov. Ralph Northam today commemorated Juneteenth during an event at Fort Monroe National Monument in Hampton. This year will be the second statewide observance of Juneteenth and the first as a permanent state holiday in the Commonwealth.
The amazing ecosystem engineer of Southwest Virginia: The bluehead chub
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An engineering marvel is being constructed right now in a creek in Southwest Virginia.
21 Virginia high school students named National Cyber Scholars
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Twenty-one Virginia high school students have earned the titles of National Cyber Scholar after winning a rigorous 48-hour competition designed to evaluate aptitude in combating cyber threats.
American Talent Initiative studies Virginia Tech efforts to advance inclusive educational practices
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Virginia Tech’s efforts to improve success among minority and marginalized student groups in STEM fields is being featured as the first case study of the American Talent Initiative’s (ATI) Academic Equity Community of Practice.
Report: Virginia recidivism rate remains among lowest in the country
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The Commonwealth of Virginia, for the fifth year in a row, is in the top two states nationally with its three-year prison recidivism rate, at 23.9 percent, second only to South Carolina’s rate of 21.9 percent.
Virginia to offer agricultural nutrient management training in July
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A two-part nutrient management training school will be offered in July at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton.
