Northam proposes $250 million in federal aid to upgrade — but not replace — school buildings roanoke.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from roanoke.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Virginiaâs funding of colleges is inequitable, a report charges.
The report cites wealthy universities such as The College of
William and Mary, which receives more money per student than
schools such as Radford University, which enrolls a higher share of
students from low-income backgrounds.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Radford University has long appealed to first generation, lower
income students, something that s addressed in a new
report.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Radford University Davis College of Business and Economics
graduates struggle to keep their caps from blowing off during their
graduation ceremony in May. A new report is critical of how
ERIC KOLENICH
Richmond Times-Dispatch
A new think tank report says the way Virginia funds its colleges is âirrational, inequitable and unjustâ and criticizes the state for not giving enough money to the students who need it the most.
The report, released last week by Education Reform Now, singles out the College of William and Mary, a wealthy university that receives more money per student than Old Dominion University, Radford University and George Mason University, which all enroll higher shares of low-income students.
Too often, the report says, limited funds are going to already wealthy families, and the method the state uses for awarding funds lacks transparency and consistency.
Published July 21. 2021 12:05AM
By Eugene Scott, Elise Viebeck and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The White House projected calm even as it confirmed a breakthrough infection on its own staff Tuesday, sticking to its message that vaccines and safety protocols would keep Americans safe from coronavirus as the Delta variant moves through the country.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that a fully vaccinated staffer had tested positive for the coronavirus, shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s office confirmed one of her staff had tested positive.
The Pelosi staffer had contact with Texas lawmakers who are in Washington to prevent passage of a voting bill in their home state. Six members of that delegation have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days.
Black drivers in Virginia are the only demographic stopped by police at higher rate than share of population, data shows fredericksburg.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fredericksburg.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.