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3 weeks ago |
vpm.org | Hannah Davis-Reid
After more than a year, Charlottesville is one step closer to officially having a new city attorney. The City Council during its June 2 meeting approved the hiring of John Maddux into the role. Maddux previously served as deputy city attorney of Asheville, North Carolina, where he served for more than a decade. Former City Attorney Jacob Stroman was placed on leave in April 2024 after a complaint and retired that September.
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1 month ago |
vpm.org | Hannah Davis-Reid
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville is decorated with exhibits that tell the history of one of the city’s first schools for Black students through alumni and community members — but there’s a gap in the records. That’s where historic student files from Charlottesville City Schools come in. Newly received records from CCS spanning from 1909 to 1965 will help the center craft its Pride Overcomes Prejudice exhibit, which tells the story of the Jefferson School.
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1 month ago |
vpm.org | Hannah Davis-Reid
Charlottesville City Schools was bubbling with excitement in late April when it learned it would acquire the Federal Executive Institute property at no cost through a federal program. In its application to the Federal Real Property Assistance Program, CCS outlined plans to consolidate the city’s preschools and move some administrative offices from Walker Upper Elementary School to the roughly 14-acre campus on Emmet Street North. “This is a generational opportunity.
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1 month ago |
vpm.org | Hannah Davis-Reid
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Just over a week after it awarded the former Federal Executive Institute campus to Charlottesville City Schools, the US Department of Education has reversed course and announced that it will instead transfer the property to the University of Virginia. In a letter sent Friday to CCS Superintendent Royal Gurley, USED management analyst Barbara L.
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1 month ago |
vpm.org | Hannah Davis-Reid
It’s been two weeks since Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez and Pablo Aparicio-Marcelino were detained by plainclothes US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials inside the Albemarle County Courthouse. Honduran national Dominguez-Rodriguez and Aparicio-Marcelino, a Mexican national, were taken into custody in separate interactions on April 22.
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Newly received records from the Charlottesville City Schools spanning from 1909 to 1965 will help the center craft its Pride Overcomes Prejudice exhibit, which tells the story of the Jefferson School. https://t.co/ciKjnF8oIb
“What we want to convey today is just how shocking and disappointing this decision was,” Charlottesville City Schools board chair Emily Dooley said. “But that said, we are committed to doing the work on behalf of our students in this community.” https://t.co/Wp71EbniiE
Just over a week after it awarded the former Federal Executive Institute campus to Charlottesville City Schools, the US Department of Education has reversed course and announced that it will instead transfer the property to the University of Virginia. https://t.co/0KP6iMDmxa