Education

Speaking at an annual conference of community college leaders in Roanoke, Chancellor David Doré introduced a strategic plan that includes recruiting adults for short term job-training programs.

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is preparing to launch a day care facility to serve its campus community.  The Little Cavaliers Early Learning Center in Southwest Virginia will open this fall for children aged 6 weeks through 5 years. The center will be managed and staffed by the YWCA of Northeast Tennessee and […]

About $85 million remains from 2022 General Assembly funding. The grants cover up to 30% of construction and renovation costs for the state’s most financially strapped school divisions.

The governor has made opening alternative schools a priority, and up to two dozen lab schools could launch as soon as fall 2024. But a discrepancy between state code and the 2022 budget could mean some of the projects aren’t eligible for state funding.

Some schools in the region don’t consider race when reviewing applications. Others are taking a close look at the details of the decision.

The Cadet’s contest submission had raised questions about the newspaper’s lack of disclosure that its alumni mentor has sued VMI, and about whether students were responsible for all the content that was published.

The facility will host track and field, soccer and lacrosse as E&H completes its path to NCAA Division II.

Music students at Martinsville High School have benefited from community efforts to provide instruments that otherwise might be out of financial reach.

The state-run higher education center in Martinsville has plans to boost its K-12 offerings as it prepares for fall programming.

A group led by the Blacksburg university made the cut for the semifinal round in a new national contest, with a proposal related to logistics and supply chains. If it’s named as an award winner later this year, it could receive up to $160 million over 10 years.