Lisa Rowan

Putting solar panels on Cave Spring High School would save the division an estimated $2 million in utility costs over 25 years, but some board members are concerned that a long lease period is too risky.

The alumni used the information to encourage classmates to donate to a private foundation rather than to official fundraising campaigns.

The free school, which will offer high school diploma classes for adults, is expected to open within the next two years.

An impending $3.7 million decrease in state funding, along with enrollment declines, has raised the prospect of the county closing some schools.

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said that a local housing shortage limits growth for the research university, but that collaboration with surrounding localities is coming.

Across Virginia, schools are looking to solar to cut costs and provide workforce training for students. Roanoke County plans a pilot project at its Cave Spring High School.

Instead of agreements between individual pairs of schools determining what grades or recommendations are required for transfer admissions, there’s now just one set of standards for the state’s 23 community colleges and 15 public universities that guarantee a transfer student will be accepted.

The governor made a surprise visit to Martinsville on Friday to visit the state higher education center and meet with staff about NCI’s business plan.

The Center for Applied Innovation sued VMI in 2022, claiming that the school had violated procurement policy. A judge said he would dismiss the case but ordered VMI to pay a portion of the company’s legal bills.

Martha Hooker claims that she was fired from her job with the school system in retaliation for how she voted on school funding issues on the board of supervisors.