Ten years ago, Bernard Hairston hypothesized that Albemarle County could close achievement gaps between students from different racial and class backgrounds by teaching to their cultural backgrounds. Hairston, who is now an assistant superintendent in the school division, worked with... More

Emily Hays

@amihatt

Racial disparities in Charlottesville’s and Albemarle County’s gifted education programs have come under intense scrutiny in recent months. Leaders of both school divisions say they are pursuing changes to make the programs more inclusive and fair to all... More

Josh Mandell

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Albemarle County is proposing a real estate tax increase of 1.5 cents per $100 of assessed value. This would be on top of an average increase of 4 percent in property values. All of the funds... More

Emily Hays

@amihatt

On WTJU’s Soundboard this week, Elliott, Giles, and Emily talk with hosts Nathan Moore and Eliza Wilson about the 918 Nassau St. urban farm, the proposed location for a “Crossings II”, and the new committee reviewing the name of... More

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Elliott Robinson, Emily Hays, and Giles Morris

Dennis S. Rooker, a former Albemarle County supervisor, has been appointed to lead a committee reviewing the namesake of Cale Elementary School, county schools Superintendent Matt Haas recently announced. Scrutiny of former Superintendent Paul H. Cale began in... More

Elliott Robinson

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Late in the evening on Oct. 18, the then-chairwoman of the Albemarle County School Board urged her colleagues to make a decision that she said couldn’t wait. After learning about a 1956 article in Commentary magazine that ascribed racist... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell

The Albemarle County School Board will soon discuss whether to ban Confederate imagery from its student dress code. School Board member Katrina Callsen suggested including the topic in the agenda for an upcoming meeting at end of the board’s budget... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell

Albemarle County Public Schools superintendent Matt Haas presented the School Board with a $194.3 million budget request Thursday. The plan represents a 4 percent increase from the current school year. With revenues projected to grow by only 3.7 percent, to... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell

Updated Jan. 11, 2019, 1:56 p.m.  In 2019, our local school boards and the voting public will make decisions with wide-ranging implications for Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Here are some of the big stories in education policy that Charlottesville Tomorrow will... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell

The Albemarle County School Board moved closer to approving a new anti-racism policy at a work session on Thursday, but it continued to draw criticism from local anti-racist activists. The School Board directed staff to begin developing an anti-racism policy... More

Josh Mandell

@joshuamandell

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

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