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12.06.18 Education - Albemarle 4 MIN READ

Albemarle piloting school safety review process

Mass shootings at several American schools this year have prompted Albemarle County Public Schools to pilot a new approach to planning for emergencies. Student services officer Nicholas King on Thursday presented the School Board with an update on the division’s... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
12.05.18 Education 4 MIN READ

School Board approves four-year contract with Atkins

“We are exceedingly happy with Dr. Atkins’ leadership and the direction of the school system,” said School Board Chairman Juandiego Wade. More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.25.18 Downtown Mall 5 MIN READ

Taking a stand on mall trees’ future

One tree on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall is showing its fall foliage for the final time. The sound of birds in its branches and acorns hitting the brick pavers in front of the Omni Charlottesville Hotel soon will be... More

Elliott Robinson

@EDevonRobinson
11.24.18 Business 4 MIN READ

Local consultant joins state air board amid controversy

After drawing criticism for removing two members from the State Air Pollution Control Board, Gov. Ralph Northam appointed an Albemarle County resident to fill one of the vacancies. More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.22.18 Innovation 5 MIN READ

UVa, city, county planning entrepreneurial accelerator

The proposed Catalyst Accelerator Program would provide workspace, educational programming, mentorship and $20,000 each in grant funding to as many as 20 companies over two years. More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.21.18 Transportation 3 MIN READ

Council moves appropriation for Water Street garage forward

The city of Charlottesville having a controlling interest in every parking space in the Water Street Parking Garage technically is coming with a price. The City Council on Monday night moved forward an appropriation of an additional $977,155... More

Elliott Robinson

@EDevonRobinson
11.19.18 Innovation 3 MIN READ

Local startup making high-tech gardens grow

Babylon Micro-Farms hopes to bring the technology used by large-scale urban farms to small businesses and individual consumers. More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.12.18 Education 5 MIN READ

County School Board gives feedback on proposed anti-racism policy

The proposed policy would recognize the practice of “tracking” students in leveled courses as a form of institutional racism, “when it contributes to racial disparities in student outcomes.” More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.08.18 Education 5 MIN READ

Haas outlines priorities in address to county School Board

Improving schools’ performance on standardized tests and fixing a “broken” grading system are among Matt Haas’ top priorities as superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools. At a meeting of the county School Board on Thursday, Haas shared his takeaways... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.07.18 Education 4 MIN READ

United Way task force briefed on state’s plans for preschool

On Wednesday a group of local educators, nonprofit executives and business leaders discussed ways to improve Virginia’s early childhood programs with the state’s first chief school readiness officer. Jenna Conway was appointed this summer as chief deputy of the... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.04.18 Daily Progress 6 MIN READ

After-school reading program building skills, confidence

When Tiy Goodwin’s son was being treated for a speech disorder in kindergarten, he started to fall behind his classmates in reading. “He didn’t know how to communicate, and that affected his reading,” Goodwin said. Her son’s teacher at Venable Elementary... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell
11.03.18 Daily Progress 4 MIN READ

‘West Main Street’ brings local history to Virginia Film Festival

Twenty-three years since it was first released, a documentary about Charlottesville’s West Main Street sold out a screening at the 2018 Virginia Film Festival. “West Main Street,” directed by local filmmakers Chris Farina and Reid Oechslin, portrays the... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell

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