Education

A report in the Washington Post suggests that University of Virginia Rector Helen Dragas is again at odds with the university’s president, and the faculty is taking sides.

When UVA President Teresa Sullivan was reinstated last summer, she and Rector Helen Dragas assured the public they could work together, but it appears the two are feuding over long-term goals for the university and its medical center and the role that a governing board should play in day-to-day operations.

The number of foreign students on college campuses in the U.S. is growing.  But many say they have difficulty making American friends.  It’s a social issue that has implications for the classroom as well.  Robbie Harris prepared this report.

Dyanis Popova and Kris Tilley Lubbs are offering a workshop Friday, March 1 called,"Peeling the Onion: Diversity and Inclusion for All Students in All Classrooms."  It runs from 8 am to 12 noon at the Torgersen Museum on the Virginia Tech Campus.
 

Virginia’s most underperforming schools would be transferred to a new state Opportunity Educational Institution thanks to General Assembly passage of a budget amendment over the weekend. 

Public schools would be required to establish threat assessment teams and procedures under legislation that has advanced in the House of Delegates.