CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: At its meeting last week, the Albemarle County School Board approved a new reading curriculum for its kindergarten through fifth-grade students. The new program, HMH Into Reading Virginia, will be implemented in Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) in time for the 2024-25 school year. This decision follows the January recommendation of an adoption committee made up of mor  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- MITRE issued the following news release: McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass., -- With new cyber threats appearing across the cyber landscape, cyber defenders need to actively access their networks to find and fix problems. With MITRE ATT&CK(R)--an open-source knowledge base of adversary techniques--as its backbone, MITRE Caldera(TM) allows cyber defenders to attack and test their own computer networks and systems at the same level as real-world hackers and cyberattacks.  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Whitney Slightham Nestled beside the brain stem, the cerebellum is a fist-sized ball densely packed with thin, parallel grooves called folia. While it makes up less than 20 percent of the human brain's volume, it's home to more than half its neurons. For years, researchers thought this brain region only controlled fine movements, balance, and coordination. But researc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that general fund revenues for January 2024 remain in line with the consensus revenue forecast. For the month of January, Virginia experienced a 2.5 percent decline in comparison to the same period last year, despite an extra collection day relative to the prior year. Year-to-date general fund revenues are up a moderate 5.3 percent   more

CHESTERFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office The seven Soldiers currently enrolled in the Virginia Army National Guard's Warrant Officer Candidate School are nearly through with their transition from non-commissioned officers to fully-fledged warrant officers. Over their most recent drill weekend, held Feb. 2-4, 2024, the candidates tackled their community project at the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today the Virginia Department of Education awarded its second round of Grow Your Own Grants totaling $1.52 million to 24 school divisions to assist in creating registered teacher apprenticeship programs to help recruit and train well-prepared future teachers within their communities. A focused approach to helping school divisions deal with teacher recruitment challenges, Grow   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: Virginia American Water is delighted to announce the launch of the American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant Program. To streamline the grant experience for its community partners, the Foundation has combined Virginia American Water's former Environmental Grant Program with its Water and Environment Grant Program. This strategic integration wil  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The West Virginia Board of Education issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) approved personnel realignment training for county boards of education during its February meeting in Charleston today. The four-hour training will be provided by the West Virginia School Board Association with support from the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE). Additionally, the WVDE will provide training and technical sup  more