Early fall semester estimates indicate that overall, Virginia higher education institutions are seeing their student populations grow, if slowly, after several difficult years.
Lisa Rowan
Lisa Rowan covered education for Cardinal News.
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New College Institute eyeing new fundraising arm after rift with foundation
Sen. Bill Stanley, who chairs the Martinsville-based NCI’s board, said it’s unclear how the relationship with the institute’s current philanthropic foundation will proceed, if at all.
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VMI board votes to accept Confederate Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery
The state military college’s board of visitors voted unanimously to accept Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s request to house the statue at its Civil War museum at New Market.
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Few Virginia school divisions see bright spots in SOL scores
Only 18 school divisions in Virginia maintained or increased their pass rate for at least one of the five subject areas tested, compared to before the pandemic.
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New program will aid transition for students transferring from Virginia Western Community College to Roanoke College
Students in the new Rapid Maroons program who complete at least 21 credit hours with a grade-point average of at least 2.0 at VWCC will be able to transfer to Roanoke College without reapplying.
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Virginia Tech unions go public with rally on Blacksburg campus
Two unions representing faculty, staff and graduate student workers at the state university launched Tuesday after three years of quietly building their membership bases.
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Virginia Tech graduate students and staff are launching labor unions
Two unions to represent graduate assistants, faculty and staff are going public Tuesday after three years of underground organizing around issues like wages and job security.
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Employers hungry for new talent look to youth apprenticeship program
The Youth Registered Apprenticeship Program, which is offered at more than 30 school divisions across the state, offers students training in fields ranging from machining and construction to dental assisting and culinary arts.
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Summer cooking ‘boot camp’ keeps high school students engaged while they explore career options
A weeklong program hosted at Virginia Western Community College’s culinary arts facility is a community collaboration with plans to expand.
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Ejected Appomattox library board member won’t have a chance to be reinstated
Members of the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors had indicated that they’d consider expanding the library board of trustees so they could reinstate Joetricia Humbles, who’d been ousted after a public debate over LGBTQ+-themed books. But the body took no action Monday night.