by Virginia Mercury Virginia education leaders are mulling another temporary pause in the use of chronic absenteeism as a factor the state considers in school accreditation decisions because of increases in student absences due to the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. Chronic absenteeism, defined as a student being absent for 10% or more […]
by Virginia Mercury As teacher shortages continue in Virginia, the state is attempting to stave off further educational impacts by granting more provisional licenses. The commonwealth issued a total of 8,434 provisional licenses in 2021-22 compared to an average of 6,787 in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a November report from Virginia’s Joint Legislative […]
During difficult economic times, diplomatic disagreements, and dramatic social changes, surveys have shown that people’s confidence in the future is at its lowest in countries such as the United States. According to the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer, 24 of the 28 countries surveyed are seeing “all-time lows in the number of people who think their […]
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 […]
Last week we attended the Community Foundation’s 6th annual Shape of the Region conference on the needs of the 300,000+ adults over the age of 65 who live in Northern Virginia. We learned that only 6.5% of older Northern Virginians move each year and only 2.6% of them leave the state. An overwhelming majority, therefore, […]
Nationwide — A community-based program called Debt Help For Women has already helped thousands of single moms and women who are overwhelmed with their financial obligations in life. The program is especially looking to help underprivileged Black, Brown and other minority women who live in the United States. For over 20 years, the program has helped thousands of […]
Best-selling author B.M. Hardin has written and released The No-No Book to help kids learn how to set boundaries. This book helps kids identify actions and scenarios where saying NO is the best response. In this book, kids read about topics that they can relate to. “No, you can’t touch my hair!” Little brown girls deal with […]
Haymarket, Virginia – Conversations in the Community will host “A Conversation with Prince William County Schools Ombudsman Mo Bookstein” on Tuesday, March 21st at 7:30 p.m. EST. The conversation will be virtual. “One of Prince William County School’s four commitments is a commitment to family and community engagement. Effectively engaging with the office of the […]
Au’loni Media Group, LLC has launched The Melanoid Chronicles, the first-ever encyclopedia series for the African Diaspora in the New Millennium and the first to ever be created in the United States of America. So far, The Melanoid Chronicles have been featured on 43 Comcast networks including The OWN Network, Fox News, NBC, ESPN, The NFL […]
These biweekly support groups are safe spaces to share experiences, resources, and education around dementia to assist those that are caregivers. Did you know that Hispanic and Black individuals are 1.5 to 2 times likelier to be diagnosed with Dementia caused by Alzheimer’s in individuals over the age of 65? These numbers impact the community […]
