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.
Through a pair of grants totaling $400,000, Old Dominion University is developing a pair of "lab schools" one aimed at creating a technology talent pipeline in Chesapeake and the other focused on the maritime field.
Governor Glenn Youngkin and other Virginia leaders announced grant money to help universities, like Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University, develop programs for young students.