HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The Board of Education has approved six new lab schools, three of which have ties to either Hampton Roads or Western Tidewater. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been a champion of lab schools as a way to help students prepare for careers after high school. Old Dominion University is the […]
Plans for a computer science lab school at Chesapeake Public Schools are moving forward. Old Dominion University and the Chesapeake school division have been planning the lab at Oscar Smith Middle School for the past year, when they received a planning grant from the state for the project. This month, they submitted a second grant proposal for implementation. The grant seeks $1 million for the .
Old Dominion University and Chesapeake Public Schools asking Virginia Department of Education for $1 million to implement new lab school at Oscar Smith Middle.
In Newport News, the lab school would bring a new maritime offering to high school students. In Chesapeake, the program would introduce an IB program at Oscar Smith Middle School, with a computer science focus.