As early as January 2016, Charlottesville High School students might find themselves with a new class schedule that includes one delayed opening per month. According to Jill Dahl, Charlottesville High’s principal, the monthly late start — which would come...
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The Charlottesville School Board wants some students to receive greater flexibility when determining whether or not they have passed select state-mandated Standards of Learning exams. Students who are English Language Learners should be given credit accommodations when their...
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In the documentary “Most Likely to Succeed” — showing Friday as part of the Virginia Film Festival — native Virginian and Earlysville resident Ted Dintersmith examines the current state of public education in the United States and asks if...
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In December 2014, the Montgomery County Department of Child Protective Services investigated two Maryland parents for neglect after they let their children — aged 10 and 6 — walk home unsupervised from a park about a mile from their...
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This week, students enrolled in the Automotive Transportation Department at the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will hear from numerous industry representatives, including colleges, trade schools and local employers. This year, about 50–or 21 percent–of CATEC’s students are enrolled in...
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Next school year, the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will roll out two new academies to launch the school’s recent strategic planning efforts. On Tuesday, CATEC officials announced during a joint meeting between the Charlottesville School Board, the Albemarle...
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Five of the seven seats on the Albemarle County School Board are up for election Nov. 3, and while two of those races are uncontested, almost half of the board next year will be composed of new faces. Both...
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The Charlottesville School Board will welcome two new members after the Nov. 3 election. Four of the board’s seven seats are up this year, and there are four candidates — two incumbents and two newcomers. Willa Neale and Colette...
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In classrooms throughout the country, glowing touchscreen monitors have replaced chalkboards, and rather than pulling heavy textbooks from their backpacks, students now effortlessly hoist school-issued laptops onto their desks. But one thing many of these products lack is evidence...
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As the United States’ demographics diversify, so too do the nation’s youth. How best to engage with these young people was the subject of a conference this week hosted by Youth-Nex, a University of Virginia center promoting effective youth...
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The two candidates vying for the White Hall District seat on the Albemarle County School Board stated their positions on a variety of education issues Wednesday. The forum, held at Henley Middle School, was the final in a series...
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To celebrate Virginia Farm to School Week, the Local Food Hub is providing cafeterias in six school districts with locally-sourced fruit, vegetables, meat and other products. On Tuesday, the Local Food Hub’s Julie King visited Jackson-Via Elementary School, where...
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