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Election stakes are clear

With Election Day just over a month away, the stakes and issues in local races are very much in focus. Three races will test how much change citizens are willing to embrace. Fredericksburg School Board In Fredericksburg, the School Board race has moved from being an after-thought to one that suddenly is drawing more attention. The candidates in Wards 1 and 3 generally agree on two key issues: Leadership Budget Leadership, both in the central office and on the School Board, ha

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Nov 4, 20252 min read

Accreditation ratings show Danville Public Schools needs improvement

by Elizabeth Tyree & Itinease McMiller Mon, September 30, 2019 at 5:05 PM Updated Tue, October 1, 2019 at 6:22 PM DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) -- The Virginia Department of Education released accreditation and the results show Danville Public Schools need to make some improvements. Only two schools out of 11 have maintained their accreditation over the past three years: Forest Hills Elementary and Galileo Magnet High School. The district standard of learning, or SOL scores, have bee

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Nov 3, 20251 min read

GW precision machining facility one-of-a-kind in state, governor says

https://svra.org/news/gw-precision-machining-facility-one-of-a-kind-in-state-governor-sa ys/ Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, along with Danville government and education leaders and dozens of high school students, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for George Washington High School’s new precision machining program Thursday. “This is the only facility like it in the commonwealth of Virginia,” McAuliffe said in a speech beforehand. “No other high school has anything li

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Nov 3, 20252 min read