Education

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.”

A couple of weeks before a new academic year starts under an interim President, the UVA Student Council has passed a resolution declaring no confidence in the Board of Visitors.

As Albemarle and Charlottesville prepare to return to school on Wednesday, they are still trying to solve the riddle of student achievement in underserved communities.

Scott Ballenger, an associate law professor at UVA, will take over as the school’s secretary to the Board of Visitors.

City school students will continue to receive free breakfast and lunch this school year.