A fourth, Stratford University, announced it will close Sept. 30 Unless they find another accreditor within 18 months, three higher education institutions in Virginia could lose their ability to offer federal aid after a recent decision terminated the federal government’s recognition of their accrediting agency. This August the U.S. Department of Education terminated the certification of the […]
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: […]
Conversations in the Community will host its monthly virtual discussion, “Educational Equity: What Is It and Why Is It Important? with panelists, Dr. Lucretia Brown, Prince William County’s Chief EquityOfficer, Amy Darden M.Ed, Reading Intervention Specialist for Prince William County and Margie Sieg, M. Ed, ESOL teacher at Yorkshire Elementary School (Prince William County). “Identifying […]
Meet Sam Ayeni, founder and CEO of Afrikare Life, a Black-owned company that has developed an easy life insurance platform and other financial solutions to help working-class people of African descent and other people of color in America. Mr. Ayeni, with his founding partners, Maureen Marcus and Andrew Fyneboy, are celebrating the launch of their new […]
A worker speaks about why PWC needs collective bargaining. As the discussion towards collective bargaining moves ever so close to a decision, there are a variety of viewpoints that are being considered as to what is best. However, it is the voice of those who are impacted the most that is not heard as much: […]
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 […]
Kaywood Drive. Kagera Drive. Fox Glove Court. Wigan Drive. These are more than just different locations where people live on the eastern end of Prince William County; they are also the areas where the most recent shootings have taken place, some of them with tragic results. Back in July, we discussed if there was anything […]
Teacher advocates raise concerns over teacher pay, highly politicized working environments Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive directive on Thursday that aims to address teacher shortages in Virginia through strategies that include hiring retired educators and targeting recruitment and retention efforts toward communities most in need. His directive comes as the nation and Virginia face shortages of teachers due […]
New report provides comprehensive research on wages and supports for working people; people of color continue to face additional barriers to economic stability Richmond, VA— Working people, advocates, and policy experts held a press conference today to roll out a new report by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis and Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. […]
