Spanberger, Cole introduce bill to reauthorize Pregnancy Assistance Fund
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The federal Pregnancy Assistance Fund helps states provide services for vulnerable soon-to-be mothers – including teens and victims of sexual violence.
Search Results for education
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Melissa Colby: Libraries have a responsibility to be open for the literacy of our children
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There are tens of thousands of children in America who have not seen a book since March. Might I repeat that? They literally have not touched or seen a book since mid-March.
Virginia Lottery launches Thank a Teacher Art Contest
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K-12 students enrolled in Virginia’s public schools are encouraged to create artwork for the fourth annual Thank a Teacher Art Contest.
Suicide prevention foundation opens affiliate offices in Salem, South Boston, Galax
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A recent CDC survey reported that 16 percent of Virginia high-schoolers have seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months.
Virginia Tech’s William Hopkins receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor
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William Hopkins, professor of wildlife in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, has been selected to receive a 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion Energy.
Dominion Energy, BrightSuite, Sun Tribe bring solar to 21 Virginia schools
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Twenty-one schools across Virginia are reducing their carbon footprints by powering their operations with solar energy through a partnership between BrightSuite Solar, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, and Sun Tribe.
Virginia agribusinesses receive $2.8M in USDA grants
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Fourteen Virginia agribusinesses received USDA grants to help them expand production, distribution and marketing of agricultural products.
eHealth Technologies to create 160 new jobs in Scott County
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eHealth Technologies Inc. will invest $375,000 to establish a new customer support center in Scott County, an initiative that will create 160 new jobs.
Climate literacy: The key to solving the climate crisis, building green jobs and sustainable economies
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In the decades since the launch of the global environmental movement after the first Earth Day, more than 3 billion young people have graduated from high school having learned little or nothing about climate change.
VCU, VCU Health announce $24M Wright Foundation gift
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Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health announced this week a $24 million gift from the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Foundation.
