
JMU ranks No.1 in Virginia for post-graduation employment
For the second year in a row, James Madison University is the “Best College for Getting a Job” in Virginia for 2020.

For the second year in a row, James Madison University is the “Best College for Getting a Job” in Virginia for 2020.

Pamela Hall, a STEM teacher at Carrollton Elementary School in Isle of Wight County, was one of eight teachers nationwide selected as 2020 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award recipients.

While many parents think this could never happen to them, statistics show even the most doting parents can fall victim.

The City of Harrisonburg is bolstering its efforts toward making sure The Friendly City stays environmentally friendly.

Virginia’s Community Colleges will develop and launch a pilot program to increase support and advising for students in healthcare programs to help them earn multiple, stackable credentials that lead to better jobs and higher wages.

In the developing world, the inappropriate use of toxic chemical pesticides frequently leads to human, animal, and environmental health issues.

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV), a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces “The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News” to inform legislators and the public.

Remember when people could easily, or at least safely, visit their loved ones and friends at home and in care facilities, without fear of exposing them to the coronavirus?

The Virginia Department of Education will use a nearly $100,000 Farm to School Grant from the USDA to support efforts of school nutrition programs to serve Virginia-grown food in school cafeterias and school-based meals programs.

Virginia Tech ranks No. 2 in the nation for best online master’s degrees in political science, according to the Guide to Online Schools.
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