Virginia Schools recently received national acclaim for some of its successful schools. Newsweek released its list of the top 5% of schools in the nation, and 87 Virginia Schools made the cut. Eleven Virginia Schools made the top 100, and an additional two were included in the list of the public elites. Those two were Maggie Walker Governors School for Government and International Studies and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Both were included becau…
Virginia Schools Introduce Kids To Award-Winning Author
Middle school students attending two Virginia Schools have had the opportunity to meet an award-winning author. Sharon Flake has written a work of fiction about a 13-year-old African American girl who struggles to fit in with her peers. The book, Skin Im In, has universal appeal to students as well as adults. Kids like those attending Virginia Schools have a great novel to read that conveys an even greater message to be happy with who you are; and Virginia Schools students…
Virginia Schools Offer Summer Programs
An article about the various summer programs available to students in Virginia Public Schools was written recently. The school system is to be commended for recognizing the needs of its students and implementing programs that will best serve their needs. But how does a summer program truly meet the needs of the students?
Home Schooling On The Rise In Virginia Schools
Over the years, the Virginia schools (like many school systems across the nation) have been losing their public school students to home schooling. Henry County, for example, has seen an increase in home-schooled students from eight to 99 over the past 11 years.
Virginia Schools Focus on Literacy Problem
Literacy has always been a problem for school systems throughout the United States. In the past, however, the impact was minimal compared to todays workplace, which requires an ever-higher level of literacy to achieve success.