This year’s early estimates show continued, even if slight, increases in student numbers since declines seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inLynchburg area
Sweet Briar College expands free tuition program
The SBCommitment initiative is now open to transfer and freshman students with a 3.25 GPA who are eligible for federal Pell Grants.
Posted inEducation
The state has made some changes to high school graduation requirements. Here’s what to know.
Among the updates: more options for core courses and new exemptions for CPR/first aid training. State officials are also talking about how to better incorporate CTE classes into students’ schedules.
Posted inCulture
‘Dolly Parton Day’ boosts beloved singer’s Imagination Library
More than 31,000 children under age 5 across Southwest and Southside Virginia receive free books each month through the program.
Posted inLynchburg area
Facing continued enrollment declines, Bedford County renews talk of elementary school consolidation
The division’s students are unequally distributed across the county, with some schools seeing growth while others are losing population.
Posted inEducation
Interviews for Virginia Tech’s next president to take place in coming weeks
The search committee is seeking a replacement for Tim Sands, who in April announced his plan to step down.
Posted inRoanoke Valley
New Roanoke College scholarship targets Southwest Virginia students
Students from two dozen localities will automatically receive $5,000 a year through the program.
Posted inHealthcare
Virginia Tech receives $15 million gift to advance animal cancer treatment
New funding for care and research center in Roanoke will help researchers benefit humans and pets alike.
Posted inEducation
More than a dozen Southwest, Southside schools get state construction grants
The $132 million in awards is the latest allocation of funding from the School Construction Assistance Program.
Posted inEducation
New sales tax could generate $1.27 billion over 3 years for school construction, state estimates show
The proposed increase will be on the ballot in 47 localities this fall. The state has estimated that $25 billion is needed to fully modernize Virginia’s schools.
