“What will haunt me is that there were so many empty vans and cars on the side of the road from people that they had taken,” said attorney Andrew Wilder Young. “That’s going to stick with me for the rest of my life.”
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After the arrests of two ACPS staffers for sexual crimes involving children, here are some resources to help families
As community members in Albemarle County continue to process the recent arrests, here are local and national mental health and child safety resources.
Posted inHow we learn
A Louisa County High School teacher is transforming practice rooms into recording studios
Band Director and Teacher Micah Lee is using his music theory class to teach students about creating, recording and producing original music.
Posted inHow we learn
After closing childcare centers across central Virginia in 2024, this nonprofit is opening a new center in Southwood
With new leadership and new funding, the Monticello Area Community Action Agency will offer bilingual early education with affordable tuition.
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After another vote, Charlottesville City School Board moving ahead with school resource officers
During an April 16 work session, Board member Zyahna Bryant made a motion to rescind the Board’s March 2025 decision to bring police officers back to school campuses, but the motion failed.
Posted inHow we learn
Charlottesville City School Board to host work session on School Resource Officers on April 16
Some parents, teachers and advocacy groups have asked the Board to reconsider its March 2025 decision to bring police officers back to city schools.
Posted inHow we learn
Charlottesville parents, teachers and activists ask for revote on school resource officers
The School Board has moved ahead with an agreement with the Charlottesville Police Department, but said it will devote an April work session to ‘further discussion’ of the matter.
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Albemarle County School Board to vote March 12 on proposed changes to student clubs following controversy over guest speakers
The proposed policy changes have been in the works for months but gained new attention after discussion around the growing presence of groups like Turning Point USA on school campuses.
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Charlottesville city manager says city must raise taxes in part to cover raises for school support staff
The 10.5% raise would increase pay for teachers assistants, custodians and nutrition staff if it makes it into the final city budget.
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Here’s how some central Virginia schools tackled chronic absenteeism in the wake of COVID-19
One school district gave parents “goodie bags” stuffed with resources for nutrition and medical care. Another district handed students alarm clocks.
