Construction is expected to continue until 2026.
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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Charlottesville City Schools is looking for more ideas to rename two elementary schools
A committee came up with new names for Burnely-Moran and Johnson elementary schools, but the school board voted to come up with more options.
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CATEC Foundation asks City Schools to be more transparent about its plans for the technical school
“This is a dramatic change. The public should have an opportunity on this,” said foundation president Linda Seaman.
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Starting your summer vegetable garden? Here’s why you might ask a Charlottesville High School student for help
The nonprofit Cultivate Charlottesville built its first school garden in 2010, and now two schools offer courses for credit on how to farm.
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Now that City Schools is the sole owner of the local technical high school, officials must figure out how to pay the $5.5 million price tag
Albemarle initially tried to purchase CATEC to do major renovations and updates, but Charlottesville said no, citing concerns for its students’ continued access.
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Charlottesville City Schools becomes the third district in Virginia to pass collective bargaining
Teachers and other City School workers will soon negotiate contracts.
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City Schools naming committee recommends Johnson Elementary School become Cherry Avenue and Burnley-Moran become Blue Mountain
The schools were named for people who were leaders during the Jim Crow era of legal racial segregation.
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City Schools wanted to address staffing issues by hiring formerly incarcerated people. State lawmakers said no
The proposal was one of six legislative priorities, most of which aimed at addressing the school system’s ongoing staffing issues that have sourced back to before the pandemic.
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Albemarle County forced to reconsider allowing school workers to collective bargain after more than 100 people descend on meeting
“If we want to keep the best teachers we have in Albemarle County, we have to recognize that this is something we have to deal with,” said School Board member Graham Paige.
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These are the names that could replace Johnson and Burnley-Moran elementary schools
The School Board could vote on renaming the schools as soon as March.
