education Archives

HCPS to again stream high school graduations for family and friends who can’t be there in person

June 11, 2018 RVAHub Staff

The live streams will allow friends and family who can’t make it in person–including those out of town–to see their favorite grad walk across the stage.

United Way study says lack of Central Virginia summer youth programs contributing to achievement gap

June 8, 2018 RVAHub Staff

The report found that youth programs in the Richmond area were well below the number needed, contributing to an achievement gap between children living in poverty and their better-off peers.

VCU breaks ground on new $93 million College of Engineering building

June 6, 2018 RVAHub Staff

The new Engineering Research Building, scheduled to open in 2020, will support advanced research and economic development with a design that emphasizes makerspaces, collaborative research facilities, and flexible gathering areas.

Henrico County Public Schools selects Amy Cashwell as new superintendent

June 6, 2018 RVAHub Staff

Cashwell will be Henrico County Public Schools’ first female superintendent and comes to the county from Virginia Beach.

Henrico spelling champ headed to national championship this Thursday

May 29, 2018 Trevor Dickerson

This is the fifth straight year that Henrico County Public Schools’ winner has also captured the regional crown. Four-time HCPS spelling champion Tejas Muthusamy won the Times-Dispatch bee from 2014 to 2017.

Comment on HCPS’ proposed plans through 2025 at upcoming meeting

May 16, 2018 Trevor Dickerson

Voice your comments on the school system’s plans through 2025 at an upcoming meeting, and take a brief online survey through May 30th.

Investigation: “Bamboozled” ITT Tech grad saddled with massive debt, subpar degree

May 16, 2018 Capital News Service

Bobby Donovan, an avid video game player and former GameStop employee, was ecstatic when he enrolled in ITT Technical Institute’s video game design program in fall of 2010. By the following fall, the program lost its accreditation and was eliminated, pushing him into a lesser program and mountainous debt that will haunt him for years.

Henrico County Public Schools crowns top teachers, leaders for 2018

May 10, 2018 RVAHub Staff

Nichole Gross, an eighth-grade teacher at Fairfield Middle School, was awarded that honor Tuesday at a ceremony at Glen Allen High School. Amber Hornbarger, a fourth-grade teacher at Glen Lea Elementary School, was named HCPS’ First-Year Teacher of the Year.

VCU program gives students an up-close-and-personal view of the General Assembly

May 2, 2018 Capital News Service

Among the assortment of legislators, aides and staff members who call the Capitol home, 23 Virginia Commonwealth University students experienced a close-up view of the General Assembly’s 2018 session.

INTERACTIVE: Students weigh in on whether VCU should ban smoking school-wide

May 1, 2018 Capital News Service

To reduce cigarette smoking on university grounds, students and school officials nationwide have adopted policies that make it difficult to light up on campus. VCU students are weighing in on the issue.

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