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Shots fired incident at Williamsburg Hooters; suspect arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with a shots fired incident at a Hooters in Williamsburg. https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/man-arrested-in-connection-with-shots-fired-incident-at-williamsburg-hooters/
New report examines disparities, achievement gaps in WJCC schools
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — As Williamsburg city leaders consider forming an independent school division, a new study is taking a closer look at disparities in area classrooms. The independent report by the Village Initiative shows gaps in academic achievement and discipline among students of color and those with disabilities in Williamsburg-James City County Schools.
Newport News to build new $40 million state-of-the-art Grissom Library
Newport News residents could have a new state-of-the-art Grissom Library within the next three years. The city council on Tuesday voted to appropriate $33.18 million in bond money for the design and construction of a new Virgil L. Grissom Library, to be built at the Sherwood Shopping Center on Warwick Boulevard. The cost of the project is estimated at $40 million. The move would accommodate ...
Students report mixed feelings about new PATH registration system
Beginning in March 2024, the College of William and Mary implemented a new system of class registration known as PATH. While meant to ease the registration process, many students are expressing frustration with the new system, particularly the fact that some have been signed up for fewer than 12 credits.
Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country
Virginia's school funding formula doesn't take poverty into account, so high-growth but high-poverty rural counties get penalized. The post Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country appeared first on Cardinal News.
Region to get three new lab schools after state Board of Education approval
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The Board of Education has approved six new lab schools, three of which have ties to either Hampton Roads or Western Tidewater. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been a champion of lab schools as a way to help students prepare for careers after high school.
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