Two years ago, there were 786 immigrant youth—defined as students born abroad who’ve spent less than three years in U.S. schools—enrolled in Albemarle County Public Schools. This year, there are […]
The Virginia Department of Education is formally stepping in to monitor and supervise an independent investigation of the troubled Albemarle County Public Schools. Jenna Conway, Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction, […]
Updated October 19: The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors called its colleagues on the county school board to task at a special October 15 meeting, asking Virginia’s Department of Education […]
Updated 8:42 pm: Albemarle police and the county’s commonwealth’s attorney have arrested three Albemarle County Public Schools employees after a grand jury indicted them on charges of failing to report […]
The Albemarle County School Board has selected David Storm to fill the open at-large seat vacated by Allison Spillman in August. But the board’s pick has drawn ire from community […]
In the hours before the Albemarle County School Board met on June 11, board member Kate Acuff texted former superintendent Matthew Haas: “Call me when you have a second.” That […]
The Albemarle County School Board unanimously adopted a new professional boundaries policy at its July 16 meeting. The Board plans to update the policy and its language as needed, but […]
After two days of heated public meetings regarding the district’s handling of sexual assault allegations against a former elementary-school staff member, the Albemarle County School Board requested Superintendent Matthew Haas’ […]
At an April 16 work session, the Charlottesville City School Board opted to preserve its prior changes to the district’s school safety model, moving forward with the return of school […]