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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.
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Four of Charlottesville School Board’s seven seats may turn over this fall, bringing in entirely new leadership for the district
Whomever takes the new board seats will be making a lot of important decisions in the coming years.
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As City Schools begins rebuilding Buford Middle School, the superintendent wants it to have a new name
Royal Gurley has asked the School Board to rename it Charlottesville Middle School.
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Charlottesville Parks and Recreation is offering free dinners to any children who need them this summer
The department will host multiple dinners every week in communities where people have low incomes.
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Charlottesville City Schools receives $17 million state grant to complete Buford
The Virginia Department of Education grant closes up the gap Charlottesville needed to complete funding for Buford Middle School project.
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The great nephew of one of the Burnley-Moran Elementary School namesakes defends his aunt’s legacy
Sarepta Moran was a white elementary school principal during segregation and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, but her nephew says that doesn’t mean she was racist.
Posted inHealth and safety
Charlottesville police release more information about what caused yesterday’s three-school lockdown
Police say the man caught trespassing at Buford on Tuesday threatened violence toward a single student
Posted inHow we learn
Police lockdown three City Schools after discovering someone trespassing at Buford
City Schools says students are safe, but police will remain on campuses as a precaution.
Posted inFirst person
Gun violence is as much about changing our culture as it is about changing our laws, says UVA undergrad activist
Karly Scholz says it’s time her generation changed its relationship with guns.
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The city and county are facing another summer of pool and beach closures because they don’t have enough lifeguards
The Smith Family Aquatic Center is already operating on limited hours because of a lifeguard shortage.
