Alan Rodriguez Espinoza
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Less new students enrolled in Virginia colleges and universities for the 2020-2021 school year, according to a new report. Despite this decline, total college enrollment has remained steady throughout the pandemic.
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Virginia State University is renaming four buildings previously named after historical figures who held racist beliefs and supported discriminatory policies. The university says those individuals don’t represent the school’s legacy.
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Gov. Ralph Northam signed a series of bills into law recently, addressing several issues advocates have been drawing attention to for months.
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About $4 billion from the nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package will go to Virginia’s state government, while local city and town governments will get a total of about $3 billion. That includes $113.7 million for Richmond City, just over $64 million for Henrico and about $28.5 million for Chesterfield.
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The community hubs, a recent outreach effort from Richmond Public Schools, is providing a lifeline for many families during the pandemic. The goal is to make school resources more accessible in an effort to combat chronic absenteeism.
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After weeks of debate, the Richmond School Board chose to use a traditional school calendar for the upcoming academic year, rejecting Superintendent Jason Kamras’ proposal for 7 weeks of extra, optional instruction.
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The Henrico County school board agreed Wednesday to participate in cultural sensitivity and implicit bias training. This comes after the board’s chair shared an offensive post on Facebook last week that featured an image a Dr. Seuss character raising his middle finger.
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The President of Virginia Commonwealth University released more details Tuesday about the school’s independent and comprehensive review of Greek life on campus. This comes days after a student was killed during an alleged hazing incident.
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The Richmond and Henrico health districts are expanding who’s eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone in Phase 1B can start making appointments today Monday.
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A group of adjunct professors gathered on VCU’s campus Thursday to demand better compensation for their work, including higher pay and access to healthcare services.