by John Reid and Liletta Harlem Yesterday at the Salisbury Center in Manassas, the City of Manassas, in partnership with the Prince William Chamber of Commerce honored the business leaders with the Business Appreciation Breakfast. Featuring everyone from startups to franchises, it was a celebration of the city’s continued growth. It was s time of […]
Nationwide — Meet Adryan Moorefield and TJ Perry, the co-founders of the popular Hey There series. These seasoned educators are reimagining the genre by inserting characters of color in real-life situations. Sporting curls, braids, and twists, each sun-kissed character explores everyday emotions and even how to navigate through troubled waters. According to a recent article by Education Week, white […]
“Let Me Explain Black Again” by Pepper Miller Delivers Powerful Insights and Proven Strategies on Engaging Black Consumers Nationwide — “Pepper, I didn’t know.” This admission is an all-too-common response to preeminent market researcher Pepper Miller’s illuminating workshops and presentations on how to reach the Black consumer market. It is also a reveal by corporations that […]
In what has become an annual tradition, Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey is hosting a 5K Walk on Saturday, May 13. Taking place at Locust Shade Park, it will be focused on Mental Health Awareness. The special guest speaker will be Dumfries’ own Ali Krieger, former U.S. Women’s National Soccer player, who is currently playing […]
by Virginia Mercury Virginia will again begin evaluating schools’ efforts to get students into classes regularly as part of school accreditation decisions after the Board of Education rejected a request from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration. Last Thursday, with student absences due to illness still high, the Department of Education recommended suspending the use of chronic […]
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget during its meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The FY24 Budget starts July 1, 2023, and advances the county’s strategic priorities by investing in education, health and wellbeing projects and programs for the most vulnerable, public safety staffing and initiatives, support of local businesses, environmental and sustainability […]
During National Minority Health Month, one of the most important topics has been that of improving student health. Due to the rise of crime on the national and local level, along with the continuous challenges that students face on a daily basis, the need to discuss solutions to this ever-growing problem has taken shape. Join […]
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 […]
