After 16 NBA seasons, Jalen Rose wanted to use his celebrity, considerable income from the NBA and his commitment to helping youth to uplift his…
If you’ve been wondering how former NFL player turned sports analyst turned educator Deion Sanders is doing after his second divorce, finalized just last week,…
VIA WIKIPEDIA: Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is usually observed on November 11. History of Veteran’s Day: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution […]
Governor Writes: “I remain very concerned about the affordability of post-secondary education for the young people of Virginia…..I need your leadership now in holding down in-state tuition and fee increases.” RICHMOND – Following General Assembly passage of a biennial budget that provides over $230 million in new funding for Virginia’s higher education system, Governor […]
The Virginia State Board of Education gives the go-head to localities to teach gun safety classes to students in elementary schools. The curricum will include the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program. The curriculum is optional following school board guidelines. Get the full story from CBS-6:http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-gun-safety-classes-in-elementary-schools-20110921,0,7375747.story Clo’s Kiss Question of the Day: Will a […]
Richmond Public Schools student Nigel Richardson set to introduce President Barack Obama during his University of Richmond appearance on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nigel is a junior at Richmond Community High School. Nigel Richardson is the son of Mr. Clarence Richardson, III and Mrs. Katrina Entzminger. The oldest of three children, Nigel was born and […]
Richmond Public Schools will operate a Back-to-School Call Center through September 9 to assist parents, students and others with their questions and concerns regarding the 2011-2011 school year. Citizens may call the Richmond Public Schools Back-to-School Call Center at (804) 354-1122 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the region of Virginia Tuesday afternoon. This is the first of its kind in over a century, May 31, 1897. The 5th aftershock shook near Mineral, Va while you slept Thursday at 1:07 a.m. The epicenter of Tuesday’s earthquake was in Mineral, VA just […]
Richmond area school systems are reviewing ways to add guidelines for social media to their policies manuals, according to the Associated Press. Communicating via Facebook status updates and Twitter feeds is as common today as email was a generation ago, but none of the Richmond area’s four largest school systems has a specific policy outlining […]
Who still writes in cursive? That age-old writing method many folks have not used since fourth grade will no longer be taught in Indiana schools come fall, thanks to a memo from school officials. Instead, students will be expected to become proficient in keyboard use. Seems like a smart move as being able to type […]
Next month’s opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968. With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation’s most […]
