Education

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.

Proponents of the change have said that parents should be the first to respond to their children’s questions about sexual orientation or gender. Opponents, including the ACLU, say that such a policy invites discrimination.

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors voted to eliminate the lowest pay grades for graduate and professional students receiving assistantships, in a move to bring compensation more in line with the cost of living.

Since receiving the association’s top award in early May, The Cadet has come under scrutiny for its ties to an alumnus who has helped fund it.