Howard University in Washington, D.C. announced on Wednesday that the University’s School of Fine Arts will be renamed after the late Chadwick Boseman, the actor known for portraying King T’Challa, the Black Panther. Boseman, a Howard University alumnus, passed away in August 2020 after a battle with colon cancer. After his death, it became public […]
Today, Rod Hall, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 31st District, announced his legislative proposal to implement Universal Pre-K within the Commonwealth and improve support for early childhood educators, with support from Delegate Lamont Bagby, Chair of the Pre-K-12 Education Subcommittee and Chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. According to data […]
During Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor those educators who have done amazing things in the classroom. This week’s episode honors Dr. Sarah Calveric, Superintendent of Caroline County Schools. Dr. Calveric holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education from the State University of New York at Geneseo, a Master’s Degree in Administration […]
How the new service addresses educational inequities for Black and Hispanic students Governor Ralph Northam today announced the launch of a new free advising service to assist Virginia students and families applying for financial aid and help address the COVID-19 related decline in completion rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. […]
A panel of education leaders tasked with envisioning an equitable school system for Virginia’s Black students has offered recommendations it believes will give those students better access to advanced classes and promote teacher diversity, among other improvements. The African American Superintendent’s Advisory Council, a group of educators formed in September, found that in the 2018-19 […]
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-31st) has been on a crusade to provide working class families better opportunities as she campaigns to become Lieutenant Governor. Over the past few weeks she has been involved in such legislative measures such as advocating for annual paid sick leave to home health care workers to an amendment allowing undocumented women […]
Comprehensive K-12 policy plan to ensure every Virginia student has access to high-quality public education Today, candidate for governor Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) announced her K-12 Equitable Education and Investment Plan, calling for a historic $2.3 billion-per-year investment in schools and critical equity policies to ensure every student has equal access to a high quality […]
Earlier this week 31st District Candidate for House of Delegates Rod Hall met with the PW Perspective to discuss a topic that is near to his heart: early childhood education. He addressed several topics from infrastructure of broadband policy to how the schools should re-open. Governor Northam has initiated an in-return to school mandate, which […]
During Wednesday’s Prince William County School Board meeting, the decision to return to in-person instruction next week for hybrid students was approved by a majority vote. Under the plan adopted at the meeting, fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and ninth-graders will return to class two days a week beginning February 25 and 26. All remaining grades will […]
Alex Sakes also contributed to this report. In a press release issued Friday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam outlined his administration’s reopening plans for Virginia’s K-12 public schools, calling on them to provide an in-person learning option by March 15, 2021, in accordance with the health guidance the Northam Administration put forward in January and new research from the […]
