Changes to Virginia law are also affecting the way that LPR technology can be used by police.
Lisa Rowan
Lisa Rowan covered education for Cardinal News.
Posted inEducation
How do you get 850 students to improve their attendance? In Norton, it’s all about relationships
In a single school year, John I. Burton High School — one of just two schools in Norton — nearly eliminated chronic absenteeism.
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Accreditor puts Emory & Henry on probation over fiscal concerns
The probation status indicates that the university has taken significant steps to address its noncompliance issues and has provided evidence to indicate it can fix those issues within a year.
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Averett seeks waiver on debt while it shores up finances
The private university in Danville took out nearly $15 million in bonds in 2017. As of June 2024, about $13.3 million remained on the balance.
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New documents show Averett’s finances in dire straits in 2024, but optimism in 2025
The draft audit shows how the Danville university struggled after its endowment was decimated. But it also reports an increase in gifts to the school.
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VMI will soon have a new superintendent. What lies ahead for the military college?
The Lexington school has been the subject of much scrutiny in recent years, as allegations of racism and sexism led to changes on post — which then prompted complaints from some alumni that VMI had strayed from its traditions.
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Grants funded by your car insurance pay for surveillance tech in Virginia
A fund created in the 1990s to reward car theft tips now provides over $1 million a year for surveillance tech for police.
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New Averett president says school is ‘so far from closing’ despite year of financial challenges
Thomas Powell said that Averett University can recover from its financial crisis. He’s developing a plan to do that.
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Summer enrichment, outreach to at-risk students among legacies of Rita Bishop’s tenure as Roanoke superintendent
The city’s graduation rate rose from 59% to 90% while Rita Bishop led the school division. She died last week, five years after retiring.
Posted inEconomy
A Virginia Tech student fought a bookstore that paid a subminimum wage. Now they want other workers to know their rights.
While working a part-time job at Bookholders, a textbook reseller in Blacksburg, Riley DeHority found out they were getting paid less than the state minimum wage. DeHority wants other student workers to know what to do in similar situations.
