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Lisa Rowan

Lisa Rowan is education reporter for Cardinal News. She previously was an editor and senior reporter covering consumer finance and the economy at Forbes Advisor, a subsidiary of Forbes Media. She can be reached at lisa@cardinalnews.org.

Posted inEducation

UVA Wise wins approval to launch first graduate degree program

by Lisa Rowan March 23, 2023March 22, 2023

The Master of Education program will be available starting this fall, and is available both online and in person.

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Central Virginia Community College gets planning grant for experiential learning high school

by Lisa Rowan March 20, 2023March 19, 2023

The project joins 14 others around the state seeking to provide career training opportunities for elementary and high school students.

The New College Institute in Martinsville. Photo by Dean-Paul Stephens.
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Virginia attorney general tells former New College Foundation it can’t hold back scholarships, funding

by Lisa Rowan March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

The attorney general’s office says the foundation must stop “using scholarships and young Virginians’ futures as a pawn,” in the latest development in a long-running dispute between the two bodies.

Posted inEducation

New College Foundation rebrand could block scholarships at Martinsville education center

by Lisa Rowan March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

The already strained relationship between the boards of the New College Institute and its foundation may affect support for students.

Posted inEducation

Virginia Tech task force calls for big boost to graduate student stipends

by Lisa Rowan March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

A new report says that 92% of graduate students make less than Blacksburg’s cost of living. The current minimum monthly stipend is $1,679; Tech’s task force has recommended the university raise stipends to at least $2,400.

The New College Institute in Martinsville. Photo by Dean-Paul Stephens.
Posted inEducation

New College Institute lab school plan rejected; reapplication plans unclear

by Lisa Rowan and Dean-Paul Stephens February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

The Martinsville center requested $175,000 for planning a K-12 STEM school. It’s the only lab school proposal the state has rejected so far.

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