Albemarle went all online with applications for no-cost preschool — and not enough people applied.
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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.
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Virginia just made its biggest investment in school buildings in over a decade. Now, it has to decide how to dole out the money.
Charlottesville City Council will apply for funding. It has budgeted to rebuild Buford Middle School but hasn’t yet budgeted for the overhaul of Walker Elementary.
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City Schools will suspend once crucial virtual learning after only 15 students said they want to stay online
As of May, only 67 students were enrolled in CCS Virtual, Katina Otey, the district’s chief academic officer, said. The number of students interested in continuing online next year is lower still — only 15.
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Hundreds of Buford Middle School students lead the call for an end to violent white supremacy after Buffalo shooting
Seventh-grader Christopher Early, who marched with classmates Friday, said he is afraid. As a Black kid, the shootings left him worried about the chances of a similar tragedy happening again, possibly to him.
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Charlottesville education union petitions School Board for the right to engage in collective bargaining
The School Board now has until August to decide if it will allow the new union to operate.
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City Council supports the much-needed Buford Middle School rebuild, but must raise taxes or delay other projects to do it
It’s possible to fund the school renovations without raising taxes — but that could mean postponing things like sidewalk repairs, road paving, and new affordable housing projects.
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Charlottesville and Albemarle public schools don’t have enough substitute teachers to cover absences
Teachers and even principals are pitching in to fill the gaps. Schools have also changed the requirements for substitute teachers, increased pay and are looking to increase hiring.
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Exasperated community members ask: Why must Charlottesville choose between a new middle school and public housing?
“You can’t invest in housing without also investing in schools,” said Shymora Cooper. “The same kids that need housing are the same kids that are going to the schools that need the money.”
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Even without a mandate, most students in Charlottesville and Albemarle are still wearing masks
Elsa Coffey, a freshman at CHS, noticed some students who stopped wearing their masks on March 1, but quickly went back to masking when they realized they were in the minority.
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A new law makes masks in public schools optional, so school workers are planning how to honor parent’s wishes
Charlottesville City Schools superintendent told community members that while positive cases have been declining in recent weeks, community transmission is still classified as high in the district.
