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Danville hires new school superintendent
Danville has a new school superintendent. The school board annoucned Edward Newsome, Junior will lead Danville Public Schools starting July first. Right now, Newsome is the Assisstant Superintendent for high schools in Baltimore County, Maryland....
Tags: Schools
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Virginia House panel backs youth sports concussions bill
Youth sports programs that use public school property would have to establish procedures for identifying and handling concussions if legislation advancing in the Virginia General Assembly becomes law. The House Education Committee voted 16-5 to endorse...
Tags: Schools, Virginia General Assembly, Health and Safety at School
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Virginia Senate panel sacks Tebow bill for 2nd year
For the second year running, the so-called Tebow bill to allow home-schooled children to play sports at public schools they don't attend has been sacked in Virginia's Senate. The bill failed Thursday on a 7-8 vote in the Senate Education and Health...
Tags: Politics, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Schools, Elections, Family
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Galax man wins $200,000 top prize in Virginia Lottery "Win It All" game
GALAX, Va.A Galax man is $200,000 dollars richer. William Jones bought a "Win It All" scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery at the Kangaroo Express on South Main Street in Galax. And he won the top prize. Jones didn't plan on buying the ticket when he...Tags: Lotteries, Galax (Galax, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure, YouTube, Schools
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Three educators tell their stories of integrating Roanoke City Public Schools
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterIt was a time of fear, but more than that a time of uncertainty. Three educators, now retired, vividly remember working in Roanoke's public schools at the height of integration which became mandatory in the early '70's. "Some of the teachers were not...Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Teachers, Students
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House of Delegates passes so called "Tebow Bill"
Virgnia's House of Delegates has passed legislation to allow home-schooled students to play public school sports. The House voted today to pass the so-called "Tebow bill", a reference to the New York Jets quarterback who was home-schooled but played...
Tags: Football, Schools, Sports
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Virginia Commonwealth University Poll finds Virginians supportive of more funding for public schools
A new poll shows many people in Virginia are supportive of more funding for public schools. The poll, conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University , shows 64 % of Virginians believe schools do not have enough funds to meet their needs, while only 24...
Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Elections, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Virginia Department of Education releases SOL results
Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...
Tags: Alleghany County (Virginia), Henry County, Craig County, Graduation, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Virginia schools accreditation announcement expected today
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia education officials are set to announce how many public schools met enough of the state's benchmarks to be fully accredited. The number dropped last year as the state imposed tougher standards that require high schools...
Tags: Schools, High Schools, Standards of Learning
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Virginia public school students fare well on SATs
Virginia public school students continue to score above the national average on the SAT college-admissions test. The Virginia Department of Education released results from the class of 2012 Monday. Virginia public schools students scored 17 points higher...
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Teachers from Roanoke City, Bedford County win Regional Teacher of the Year awards
Two teachers from our viewing area have been selected as regional teachers of the year. Roanoke City Public Schools teacher Tracey Nielsen has been selected as the 2013 Region 6 Teacher of the Year, and Bedford County Public Schools teacher David Webb...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Schools, Teaching and Learning, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Education
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Plans for two multi-million dollar sports complexes in Danville
WDBJ7 ReporterIn Danville, are two better than one? That's the dilemma two schools are debating as they each plan to build new sports complexes. The question is, is it worth it? It takes only a glance to see the headquarters for the George Washington Eagle's needs...Tags: Schools, Colleges and Universities, Education
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