Billy Jean Louis joined Charlottesville Tomorrow as its education reporter in April 2019 and is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jean Louis speaks English, Haitian Creole and French.
Thank you for reading my stories this past two years. Feb. 16 is my last day with Charlottesville Tomorrow as its education reporter. I will be joining The Baltimore Sun’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team starting Feb. 22.
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Public schools in Charlottesville and Albemarle County can reopen in-person without vaccinating all their staff, the Blue Ridge Health District said.
“There are many mitigation strategies that need to be implemented for schools to successfully prevent...
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Most local students have not been to school in person in almost a year. We talk to Billy Jean Louis about the mental health impact of virtual learning. Stay tuned for the second half of the show, when we...
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The Albemarle County Schools Board on Thursday night voted, 6-1, to allow children of all grade levels to attend school in-person starting March 15.
Superintendent Matt Haas originally sought approval to expand in-person learning on March...
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There has been a significant uptick in the number of parents seeking mental health services for their children and adolescents, specifically those who are primarily taking part in virtual learning. It’s something local experts have...
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After learning about challenges that Serena Williams and Beyoncé faced when they almost were denied proper care while pregnant, Benita Mayo knew she wanted to be trained as a doula to advocate for Black women during and...
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A Charlottesville-based group focused on creating a safe place for the LGBTQ community, Black and Indigenous people, people of color and allies has been growing. But the group, Diversity in Recovery, wants to grow even more and...
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The nationwide social unrest in the wake of Black lives lost at the hands of police, coupled with the pandemic disproportionately affecting Black communities, quickly made one of the University of Virginia Equity Center’s fellows change her...
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While instruction will be moving online for Albemarle County children, the School Board on Thursday voted 6-1 to allow students to play winter sports and take part in extracurricular activities, including band.
ACPS will move entirely...
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Early last year, Rob Gray and Derek Rush launched the Conscious Capitalist Group to serve opportunity youth, or those who aren’t on track to attend a four-year college or university.
Formerly housed at...
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While Renee Bourke, principal of Prospects Heights Middle School in Orange County, agreed to run a report comparing this year’s attendance so far to last year’s, she later declined to provide such information.
Several of the...
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The Thomas Jefferson Health District couldn’t provide information on the racial makeup of its staff assisting minority communities amid the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, citing that such information is not released by the state.
But...
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