Meet Aaliyah Alicia Thompson, a 21-year-old African American woman with autism from Hampton, Georgia, who has defied stereotypes and achieved incredible success as an entrepreneur in the beauty industry. Just eight months after opening a beauty bar, she is now celebrating having opened her very own nail school. Aaliyah has always been passionate about the beauty […]
New book in store March 7 provides more comprehensive narrative as country celebrates Black History Month Black history is robust and multifaceted, however, much of what students learn about Black history is limited. While topics including enslavement, first achievements and the Civil Rights movement aren’t without merit, the instruction of these alone fail to display […]
The New Dominion Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NDS-NCNW) is awarding four $500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in our service area, which includes the counties of western Fairfax, western Prince William, Loudoun, and Fauquier. Students who are interested in viewing the scholarship checklist for student eligibility and application requirements, can […]
by Virginia Mercury After a review found a Virginia college savings program has racked up more than a billion dollars in surplus funds, a lawmaker is proposing to put that money toward scholarships for low-income students. “I think this is a unique opportunity for us to use these dollars forever,” said Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, the […]
Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced an additional initiative to address learning loss through a tutoring partnership between the Urban Leagues of Hampton Roads and Greater Richmond and four Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Norfolk State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University. The program will employ HBCU students as tutors and mentors […]
Collective bargaining has been a challenge for educators and labor workers in Prince William County. As next week’s school board meeting prepares to hear more discussions on moving forward in the process, the Prince William Education Association has created a petition to let their requests be made known. During the special meeting on October 4, […]
Governor’s Call to Action Benefits More Than a Quarter-million Virginia College Students Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin released the following statement on George Mason University’s decision to keep tuition flat for in-state students: “Today, George Mason University joined the 14 other public college and university boards, which serve more than a quarter-million undergraduate college students in Virginia, […]
Few Virginia schools lost full accreditation from the state this year despite significant learning losses during the pandemic revealed by standardized tests, according to data released on Thursday by the Virginia Department of Education. Data show that the number of fully accredited schools in Virginia dropped from 92% in 2019-20 to 89% for the 2022-23 school year. […]
Author and local teacher, Valerie D. Johnson, is thrilled to announce the release of her new children’s book, 1 2 3 Count with Me on Granddad’s Farm, which was written to ignite a love of math in all children. Since its August 2022 release, the book has ranked #1 in two of Amazon Kindle children’s categories: […]
Amid K-12 teacher shortages, book bans and attacks over critical race theory, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at a meeting with reporters on Wednesday stressed the need for higher salaries to attract prospective educators to the profession. Cardona also touted the Biden administration’s recent student debt relief announcement in late August. The White House said President Joe Biden will cancel […]
