The project joins 14 others around the state seeking to provide career training opportunities for elementary and high school students.
Lisa Rowan
Lisa Rowan is education reporter for Cardinal News. She can be reached at lisa@cardinalnews.org.
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Virginia attorney general tells former New College Foundation it can’t hold back scholarships, funding
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.
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New College Foundation rebrand could block scholarships at Martinsville education center
The already strained relationship between the boards of the New College Institute and its foundation may affect support for students.
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Virginia Tech task force calls for big boost to graduate student stipends
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.
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New College Institute lab school plan rejected; reapplication plans unclear
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.