by Virginia Mercury A number of groups are questioning new history and social science standards proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration ahead of a Board of Education meeting to begin reviewing them Thursday. Critics from diverse communities and lawmakers, most recently in a Nov. 15 letter to the governor and school officials, argue the new standards are […]
by Virginia Mercury Prince William County is the last big Northern Virginia jurisdiction to consider granting collective bargaining rights to public employees, but labor organizers say the county’s draft plan is so filled with holes they have major doubts about whether they can support it. In a strongly worded letter to the Prince William Board […]
by Guest Column, Virginia Mercury Recently, a tremendous amount of attention has been paid to the decline in student achievement in Virginia since 2019. Simply enter any combination of “Virginia,” “NAEP,” “SOL,” “cut scores,” “higher expectations” and so on, and a plethora of news articles, op-eds and reports will fill your screen. Rightly so. Ensuring […]
After issuing a request for proposals, Prince William County Community Services has selected Connections Health Solutions (Connections) as the Crisis Now Vendor to operate the county’s new Prince William Crisis Receiving Center (CRC). While Community Services reviewed other qualified responses to the RFP, Connections, a nationally recognized leader in behavioral health crisis care, was selected […]
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 […]
Staff’s draft PWDG Plan does Three Important Things ! 1. Protect the Occoquan Reservoir.· A heightened emphasis on environmentally sensitive site design, including the preservation of environmental resources and tree canopy is recommended in the Plan, in order to ensure that data centers blend into their natural surroundings. Later rezoning applications which seek to implement the Plan will […]
All three ratings agencies, Moody’s, Fitch and S&P Global, have affirmed Prince William County’s AAA credit rating. The county plans to sell bonds competitively on Oct. 25, and the ratings were obtained in advance of that sale. The proceeds of the bonds will support the school division’s capital program. The county’s growing and diversifying tax base was […]
Previously Printed By : Business Crossing Network Did you know Fairfax county in Northern Virginia has one of the world’s strongest economies? It also has one of the most diverse business communities. Over 40 percent of Fairfax businesses are minority-owned, woman-owned or veteran-owned. Taking advantage of its proximity to DC, rated the best city in […]
Stacy Tucker of State Farm Insurance shares tips on how to improve your financial planning! Did you know Life Insurance can be a part of your financial planning? Historically, we have used life insurance to replace income, especially during working and asset building years. It provides immediate cash to cover expenses, like mortgage, car note, […]
Many college students who were on track to graduate from Stratford University are realizing they will need to redo some of their studies or end them entirely following the recent closure of the for-profit institution. Mushiya Tshibaka, a former nursing student and mother of three, said she was only five classes shy of graduation when she got […]
