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Va. SAT Scores Higher than US in Reading, Lagging in Math
Last Updated: 1:11 PM 09/14/11 - Virginia's graduating high school seniors scored higher than the nationwide average on the reading and writing sections of the SAT college-entrance exam but lower than their national peers in mathematics, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Virginia Students Third in Nation in Advanced Placement Tests
Last Updated: 3:50 PM 02/08/12 - For a fifth consecutive year, Virginia students rank third in the nation in achievement on Advanced Placement (AP) tests. More than one in four of Virginia’s 2011 public high school graduates demonstrated college-level achievement.
W.Va. Teen Charged with Trying to Arrange Beating
Last Updated: 12:43 PM 02/08/12 - Police have charged a Buckhannon-Upshur High School senior with trying to hire a fellow student for $75 to beat up a boy.
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Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, and Frederick Schools to Close Early
Last Updated: 4:10 PM 02/08/12 - Four local school systems announce they will be releasing students early from school on Wednesday because of snow.
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Highland County Schools Closing Early
Last Updated: 9:00 AM 02/06/12 - Highland County Schools are releasing students early on Monday.
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Va House Panel OKs Pre-Labor Day School Openings
Last Updated: 12:25 PM 01/30/12 - A House of Delegates committee has given its overwhelming endorsement to a proposal to repeal a Virginia law that compels schools in tourist areas to open after Labor Day to accommodate hotels and vacation resorts.
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Pre-Labor Day School Start Dies in Va Senate Panel
Last Updated: 11:47 AM 01/26/12 - A legislative priority in Gov. Bob McDonnell's public education improvement package that would allow local schools to open before Labor Day has failed a major Senate panel vote, a victim of Virginia's monied business and tourism lobbies.
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School Lunches to Have More Veggies, Whole Grains
Last Updated: 10:27 AM 01/25/12 - School children's favorite lunch -- the ubiquitous frozen pizza -- is about to get healthier.
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School Superintendents Speak Out on Education Funding
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 01/18/12 - School superintendents across Virginia are speaking out at some of Governor Bob McDonnell's education initiatives.
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School Board To Discuss School Lunch Program
Last Updated: 10:08 AM 01/10/12 - Should lunch be denied when the account balance is low? The Rockingham County School Board talks about it tonight.
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Va Governor to Outline His K-12 Agenda
Last Updated: 9:24 AM 01/09/12 - Gov. Bob McDonnell plans to outline his legislative goals for Virginia's public schools.
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Changes for Staunton City Schools
Last Updated: 9:18 AM 01/09/12 - Monday night the Staunton City School Board will meet for the first time with an interim superintendent.
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Education Leaders in the Valley Urge Lawmakers For More Funding
Last Updated: 9:09 PM 01/05/12 - School leaders in the Valley are urging local legislators to fight for more funding at the state level.
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Occupy-Themed School Song Has Conservative Bloggers Upset
Last Updated: 11:23 AM 01/03/12 - A song written and performed by area third graders has gone viral and has conservative bloggers nationwide outraged. The song, performed by Kid Pan Alley at Woodbrook Elementary School, is called "Part of the 99" and references the Occupy Movement.
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Liberty University Gets Own Polling Place
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 12/22/11 - Liberty University will get its own polling place under Lynchburg's redistricting plan.
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Steve Nichols Resigns as Staunton Schools Superintendent
Last Updated: 4:12 PM 12/16/11 - The Staunton School Board has forced the resignation of Superintendent Steve Nichols, in the wake of an embezzlement scandal at R.E. Lee High School.
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McDonnell Proposes $220M for Colleges Through 2014
Last Updated: 10:44 AM 12/15/11 - Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking lawmakers to boost funding for state-supported higher education by a little more than $220 million by 2014.
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Virginia Tech Seeks to Block $55K Fine in Shooting Case
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 12/07/11 - More than four years after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the horrors of that day on the Virginia Tech campus are about to be relived in court.
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Elkton Teacher Gets $1,000 Award
Last Updated: 8:22 AM 12/07/11 - A teacher from Elkton has been named teacher of the year for her unique ways of using new technology.
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State Crime Commission Backs Campus Crime Measure
Last Updated: 6:38 PM 12/06/11 - The Virginia State Crime Commission has endorsed legislation to improve cooperation between campus police and local police departments.
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$10M Software Grant to Help Train WVU Geologists
Last Updated: 5:36 PM 12/02/11 - A division of Halliburton has donated $10.2 million worth of software to West Virginia University's Department of Geology and Geography to help with its energy research and teaching mission.
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Gang Activity in Local Schools Under Investigation
Last Updated: 4:11 PM 11/30/11 - The C.H.A.R.G.E. Gang Task Force is investigating a gang recruitment related incident in Rockingham County.
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Gov. McDonnell Congratulates Alger, JMU on Presidential Appointment
Last Updated: 8:15 AM 11/29/11 - Gov. Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today regarding the selection of Jonathan Alger as president of James Madison University.
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JMU Appoints Rutgers VP as 6th President
Last Updated: 6:43 PM 11/28/11 - James Madison University appoints Jonathan Alger as the university's sixth president.
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JMU Set to Announce New President Monday
Last Updated: 12:45 PM 11/28/11 - The search for James Madison University's president is over. The university will announce who it is at 1 p.m. Monday.
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PVCC Wants to Offer Child Care
Last Updated: 5:07 PM 11/24/11 - PVCC is studying whether it can offer child care for students who are parents, similar to a program adopted by a community college in southeast Virginia.
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Legislators Against Home-schoolers Playing in School Sports
Last Updated: 4:12 PM 11/22/11 - A legislative subcommittee has declined to offer guidance on allowing home-schooled students to participate in public school athletics.
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Shenandoah County Schools Recognized for Going Green
Last Updated: 3:32 PM 11/22/11 - Shenandoah County Public Schools are one of nine school divisions to receive awards in the 2011 Virginia School Boards Association Green Schools Challenge.
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Va Home-Schoolers Seek Access to School Sports
Last Updated: 10:38 AM 11/22/11 - A legislative subcommittee is considering whether Virginia should allow home-schooled students to participate in public school athletics.
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Several Board Members Call for Resignation of Staunton Superintendent
Last Updated: 1:06 PM 11/21/11 - A meeting to discuss employee bonuses turned heated in Staunton on Monday morning, with several board members calling for the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Steve Nichols.
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Report: Suspensions, Expulsions Raise Dropout Risk
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 11/17/11 - Virginia schools suspended or expelled more than 90,500 students in 2010-11, but such harsh disciplinary measures don't improve student behavior or make schools safer, according to a new report.
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Va. Panel Backing Campus-Local Police Cooperation
Last Updated: 6:34 PM 11/16/11 - The Virginia State Crime Commission seems set to embrace legislation to bolster cooperation by campus and local police departments.
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Campus Crimes, Cyberbullying on Va Panel's Agenda
Last Updated: 11:45 AM 11/16/11 - The Virginia State Crime Commission will consider whether deaths and alleged rapes on college campuses should be investigated by local police instead of campus police.
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Staunton Elementary Students Host Elected Officials at School
Last Updated: 6:05 PM 11/15/11 - Ware Elementary School students received special visitors Tuesday morning.
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Beverley Manor School Board Winner Announced
Last Updated: 7:58 AM 11/16/11 - The winner of the Beverley Manor School Board seat has been revealed. Lee Godfrey won the seat by 1 vote.
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WVU-Parkersburg Hit Over Contract Practices
Last Updated: 10:32 AM 11/15/11 - Legislative auditors say West Virginia University at Parkersburg has played fast and loose with the rules governing contracts with vendors.
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FEMA OKs Quake Aid to Repair Louisa Schools
Last Updated: 2:27 PM 11/10/11 - Louisa County is getting federal assistance to repair schools damaged by the Aug. 23 earthquake and aftershocks that have followed.
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Man Exposes Himself in JMU Library
Last Updated: 6:30 PM 11/16/11 - A man who allegedly exposed himself on JMU's campus is on the loose.
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Obama's Environmental Advisor Tours Quake Impacted School
Last Updated: 2:36 PM 11/09/11 - Nancy Sutley, President Obama’s principal environmental advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, will join Mayor Dave Norris and local officials for a tour and discussion at Johnson Elementary School in Charlottesville.
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'Farm to School' Week Brings Fresh, Local Food to Virginia Schools
Last Updated: 7:57 PM 11/07/11 - Schools across Virginia are bringing fresh foods from local farms into their cafeterias this week. It's the third annual 'Farm to School' week.
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Superintendent Reinstates R.E. Lee Principal, Athletic Director Under Fire
Last Updated: 6:36 PM 11/04/11 - More information from the alleged embezzlement of funds from R.E. Lee High School was released Friday afternoon.
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WVU Salaries Still Below National Averages
Last Updated: 3:37 PM 11/04/11 - West Virginia University faculty are getting closer to earning as much as their peers nationally, but President James Clements agrees that there is more work to do.
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Ruling Likely to Bar Booze Ads in Tech, UVa Papers
Last Updated: 1:30 PM 11/04/11 - A Virginia Supreme Court ruling likely will prohibit liquor ads in the student newspapers at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia.
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Rockingham Schools Climb Charts in AP Students, Scores
Last Updated: 2:57 PM 11/03/11 - Rockingham County Public Schools placed on the College Board’s 2nd Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Advanced Placement Access and Student Performance.
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Students Want Memorial for Slaves Who Helped Build UVa
Last Updated: 10:39 AM 11/03/11 - A committee wants a memorial for enslaved laborers who helped build the University of Virginia.
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Harrisonburg High School Cell Phone Policy Appears to be Working
Last Updated: 6:00 AM 11/02/11 - Harrisonburg High School students have been allowed all year to use their cell phones in class, and Superintendent Scott Kizner says there have been no complaints from teachers or the principal.
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Report: Less Than Half of Virginia Students Master Math, Reading
Last Updated: 3:33 PM 11/01/11 - Virginia's fourth- and eighth-graders perform better in reading and mathematics than their peers nationwide. But less than two-fifths have a solid grasp of reading and less than half have a solid grasp of math.
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Va Superintendents' Group Proposes K-12 Plan
Last Updated: 12:04 PM 10/27/11 - Virginia's school superintendents have formulated an outline for what they consider the main goals and objectives for the state's public schools.
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Thousands in Funds Missing From Va High School
Last Updated: 10:52 AM 10/27/11 - An audit has found at least $16,400 missing from student-raised funds at Robert E. Lee High School over a 12-month period.
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Project 3 Helps Second Graders Get Hooked on Books
Last Updated: 12:43 PM 10/26/11 - Second graders at Verona Elementary School will soon get to bring a piece of the school's library home.
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