Education

Averett offers a Bachelor of Science in equestrian studies with five concentration options, along with an option to minor in equestrian studies. It also sponsors several equestrian athletic teams.

The plaintiffs said the VMI Alumni Association violated their First and 14th Amendment rights when it restructured the school’s alumni fundraising organizations without alumni approval.

The university’s board of visitors voted 12-2 on Tuesday to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The Trump administration wants to close the education department. Here’s how K-12 federal funding programs impact Virginia schools.

The city manager warned that “very tough choices” will have to be made, while school advocates pushed for more funding.

The governor said the school’s six-week closure was a “disturbing interruption” of in-person instruction. Meanwhile, parents and teachers say the local school administration did not communicate well during the shutdown.

The board of supervisors earmarked another $583,368 for county schools as a required match for state funds.

A number of students and staff reported feeling sick, and six were diagnosed with elevated levels of carboxyhemoglobin, which can occur when someone is in a poorly ventilated place that might have higher than normal amounts of carbon monoxide.

The board of visitors voted in late February to allow retired Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins’ contract to expire this summer. Wins is the state-run military school’s first Black superintendent.

The school division also looked at options for building onto the existing high schools and at the idea of turning the Jefferson Center into a magnet school.