
Virginia students outperform nation on 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress
Virginia fourth graders outperformed their nationwide peers in mathematics and reading on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Virginia fourth graders outperformed their nationwide peers in mathematics and reading on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Weyers Cave, Chairman of the House Education Committee, highlighted education legislation he introduced in the 2018 General Assembly session that has been signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam.

Mary Woolley, the president and chief executive officer of Research!America, will speak at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 5.

“Educate, empower, encourage.” Those are the words Maddie Murray ’17 uses to sum up her purpose as a peer health educator.

Officials announced March 18 at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Spring Conference that VFBF Women’s Program participants had raised more than $35,000 for Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom.

In a powerful statement on the need to reimagine higher education for today’s complex world, David Calhoun ’79, senior managing director for Blackstone and former CEO of Nielsen, has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College.

To inspire the next generation of innovators, today’s students need experiences both in and out of the classroom that integrate science, engineering, arts, and design (SEAD).

The Virginia Department of Aviation is transferring more than $60,000 to the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center to support aviation education in Virginia.

In an effort to reduce underage and high-risk drinking, Virginia ABC is now accepting grant applications for the agency’s 2018-2019 Alcohol Education and Prevention Grant program.

The Fauquier Education Farm is offering four would-be farmers the chance to cultivate their own quarter-acre garden plot.
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