
Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation awards $7,500 scholarship
The Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation announced that Ronit Jain is the statewide scholarship winner of the VBA Bank Day Scholarship Program.

The Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation announced that Ronit Jain is the statewide scholarship winner of the VBA Bank Day Scholarship Program.

Virginia learners from low-income households who do not attend preschool are 25 percent more likely to not be ready compared to other kindergarteners across the Commonwealth.

Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the April 27 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement.

Google announced on Tuesday a $250,000 grant to Virginia’s computer science advocacy and service provider, CodeVA, which will help develop a network of Computer Science Lab Schools.

In front of over 4,000 fans for the second straight day, the FredNats dropped the second home game of the season 13-6 to the Carolina Mudcats.

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.

After two years of going virtual, the annual Envirothon is returning to an in-person competition, and the students excited about getting back at it.

Supporting agriculture is a core mission of Virginia Farm Bureau, and the organization helps expand agricultural awareness through community outreach.

Look Ahead America, a nonprofit founded by a former Trump campaign staffer, is urging Gov. Glenn Youngkin to withdraw his nomination of Aimee Guidera to serve as Secretary of Education.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed a critical race theory critic to lead his administration’s effort to find CRT in Virginia public education who, surprise, surprise, was able to make things that aren’t CRT in Virginia public education appear to fit the narrative.
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