UVA earns top spots in 2025 online program rankings
UVA's School of Education ranks 9th in U.S. News' 2025 list for online graduate education, excelling in multiple programs.
Apr
2025
18
EDUCATION
Apr
2025
17
‘Death by a thousand paper cuts’: Elementary school counselor leaves the Virginia Beach School District after 19 years
Lisa Lee, elementary school counselor at Trantwood Elementary in Virginia Beach, explains how emotional burnout and the state’s teacher shortage are just some of the reasons why she’s joining the increasing number of Virginia educators retiring early.
Apr
2025
14
Virginia HBCU launches first doula certification program, targeting Black maternal mortality in the South
Felicia D. Cosby wasn’t expecting a student’s casual comment to spark a public health initiative. But when a student told her she’d love to be a doula, the idea stuck. Months later, Virginia Union University became the first HBCU in the state to launch a doula certification program.
Mar
2025
27
Opinion: Just say no to private school vouchers
There are drastic changes ahead for public education in the United States, and these changes can impact our K-12 students via radical, severe cuts to public education funding.
Mar
2025
26
Federal education cuts could worsen Virginia’s teacher shortage—locals are fighting back
Heather Sipes, president of the Virginia Beach Education Association, talks about ways community members can get involved in the ongoing fight against public education cuts.
Mar
2025
24
Virginia educators, Democrats raise alarm over Trump’s effort to abolish Education Department
Last week's double-barrelled attack on the US Department of Education has raised fears about the future of an agency that sends out millions of dollars to school districts across the country and oversees civil rights violations.
Mar
2025
21
Trump’s effort to abolish the Education Department would hurt students with disabilities, families
The Trump administration’s questionably legal attempt to fulfill the long-time conservative goal of eliminating the US Department of Education puts more than a billion dollars of federal funding for Virginia schools in the crosshairs.
Mar
2025
6
Possible closure of US Department of Education ‘devastating’ for VA
Grants and other disbursements from the US Department of Education fund about 40% of the annual budget for students with disabilities in Virginia Public Schools.
Feb
2025
7
Op-ed: Eliminating the US Department of Education will do more damage than you realize
We were warned by Project 2025 that there were plans to drastically cut or terminate the U.S. Department of Education (ED). As of February 7, 2025, the President is reportedly drafting his Executive Order to dismantle the ED and is seeking coordination with...
Feb
2025
5
Wholesome News Hour: More hippo madness, celebrated teachers, and water crisis recovery.
Good news is still news! Dogwood’s wholesome news hour is a quick refresh from the day's hard news, celebrating some of the positive things happening throughout Virginia. Today, we’re highlighting three pieces of good news directly from the commonwealth.
