Education

The second day of the 2025-26 school year was Day 2 for students of the new Charlottesville Middle School, and it was a ribbon-cutting day in the beautiful gym in a $90-plus-million school where one may see the city of Charlottesville can have nice things.

Democrats criticize Winsome Earle-Sears’s support of Trump education policies.

Charlottesville Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds sits on two key committees overseeing University Administrations, and tells CvilleRightNow “in my view, (the UVA Board of Visitors) has “not protected the University from outside influences”.

The University of Virginia has named alum and chair of radiology and medical imaging, Dr. Colin Derdeyn, as its interim Dean of the School of Medicine.

Monticello, has secured a two-year, $1 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Nine of Albemarle County’s 26 public schools and all 11 of Charlottesville’s city schools qualified for the USDA’s school meal programs.

The Wednesday morning start of school in Charlottesville and Albemarle County means the activation of speed cameras installed in some school zones.

ACPS says it identified 29 students who walked to school last year and still need a spot on the bus as classes begin Wednesday.

A University of Virginia response takes some exception to a Student Council “no confidence” resolution passed Friday regarding the Board of Visitors presidential selection process, and claims student involvement in this process exceeds the 2017 search.

UVA’s interim president said his first goal is to “stabilize our affairs.”