In the wake of the arrest of a former Hollymead SEL coach on charges of sexual crimes involving children, McCauley was placed on administrative leave.
Category: How we learn
We report on how we learn and grow, with a special focus on children, their parents and caretakers, and the equity of our education system.
Posted inHealth and safety
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 inGovernment and public institutions
Q&A with Virginia’s three Republican primary candidates for U.S. Senate
Data centers emerged as one of the biggest points of disagreement between the three candidates. From nuclear-powered data centers to stronger local control, the candidates offered competing visions for Virginia’s future.
Posted inNewsletter
Early voting is underway. Have you met your primary candidates?
Many of the candidates on your ballot have already shared their views in our Q&As.
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.
Posted inHow we learn
53 names, finally spoken: Woodberry student’s research restores recognition to enslaved individuals who made the school possible
Jayden Crosby-Brewer worked with local historians to identify 53 enslaved people who built and maintained a former Madison family estate on the campus, restoring visibility to individuals whose lives had been reduced to property records.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Locked doors and emergency buttons: UVA professors raise safety concerns amidst growing online scrutiny and records requests
Some faculty say outside groups have targeted them with watchlists, records requests and online attacks — and without collective bargaining, they have few options to ask for greater protections.
Posted inHow we learn
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.
