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Central Virginia Community College gets planning grant for experiential learning high school
The project joins 14 others around the state seeking to provide career training opportunities for elementary and high school students.
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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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Roanoke College team comes close to a national title — in sports analytics
The school offers partial course credit and an interdisciplinary concentration of study toward a degree with its analytics program.
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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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With new funding, Danville’s GO TEC is expanding its school programming across the state
GO TEC, or Great Opportunities in Technology and Engineering Careers, gives kids access to high-tech equipment and training. It will launch in Southwest and Central Virginia and the greater Hampton Roads area.
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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.
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$200,000 planning grant approved for Southwest Virginia lab school focusing on health care careers
A full application will be submitted this summer, and organizers plan to open the Southwest Virginia Healthcare Excellence Academy Laboratory School in the fall, with orientation and classes to start in January 2024.
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Incoming head of New College Institute emphasizes need for collaboration
Joe Sumner declined to talk about how he might approach the challenges that have faced NCI in recent years but said he plans to work with the community to address any issues.