Tag Archives: Education

• Politics

  Obama repeats strategy in student loan fight

  The Rose Garden appearance angered GOP leaders, who contend they have proposed a reasonable solution.
• News

  St. Paul’s College to shut down in June

  St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville is closing for good on June 30.
• News

  ‘Blessings in a Backpack’ launches at Richmond school

  A group of Richmond students will be carrying something other than homework in their backpacks this weekend.
• Offbeat

  VIDEO: Frustrated teacher quits her job… on YouTube

  A former teacher made a video to share her heartfelt reasons for quitting her job.
• Virginia This Morning

  VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: VA College 529

  529 Day is a national initiative to raise awareness about saving for higher education through tax advantaged 529 plans.
• News

  Dog bites child outside Henrico elementary school

  It happened about 1:45 p.m. at Greenwood Elementary School in Glen Allen.
• News

  Gun discovered in car at Chesterfield school parking lot

  Police said an administrator discovered the weapon in a student’s car
• News

  Two local teachers are awarded for their classroom performance

  Two local teachers are rewarded for their efforts in the classroom.
• News

  New college grads face tough job market

  According to multiple studies, nearly half of them could be walking into a job were they are underemployed.
• Offbeat

  Teacher fired over bikini photo

  Olivia Sprauer taught English at Martin County High School in Stuart, Florida until someone sent her principal a picture of her working her second job.
• News

  Parents react to VSU’s anti-hazing plan

  The parents of a Virginia State University student who drowned in the Appomattox River last month are criticizing the university’s plan to stop hazing.
• News

  Two more Va. universities plan to raise tuition

  Both VSU and VMI are announcing tuition hikes.