Teachers and other City School workers will soon negotiate contracts.
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Posted inHow we learn
City Schools naming committee recommends Johnson Elementary School become Cherry Avenue and Burnley-Moran become Blue Mountain
The schools were named for people who were leaders during the Jim Crow era of legal racial segregation.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Charlottesville’s homeless shelter staff say demand for beds this winter is double what they can accommodate
It’s difficult to know how many people are experiencing homelessness at any given time, but available data and shelter staff experience show it is increasing dramatically.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions, How we learn
City Schools wanted to address staffing issues by hiring formerly incarcerated people. State lawmakers said no
The proposal was one of six legislative priorities, most of which aimed at addressing the school system’s ongoing staffing issues that have sourced back to before the pandemic.
Posted inHow we learn
Albemarle County forced to reconsider allowing school workers to collective bargain after more than 100 people descend on meeting
“If we want to keep the best teachers we have in Albemarle County, we have to recognize that this is something we have to deal with,” said School Board member Graham Paige.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Four-term School Board member Leah Puryear is Charlottesville’s new City Council appointee
Council selected Puryear for her experience on the school board and because she “has had people criticize her before” and “has thick skin,” said Mayor Lloyd Snook.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions, Our neighborhoods, The big stories
COVID relief funding has ended and now the rural town of Scottsville has to cut its budget by 25%
The town’s mayor hoped a proposed apartment project would save them, but Council voted it down.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions, Our neighborhoods, Short & Important
How should Central Virginia spend $1 million in housing-related funding? Area consortium wants community input
“We don’t want people to think this funding will completely solve the national housing crisis,” said Laurie Jean Talun with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions, Our neighborhoods
Survey shows that many Charlottesville residents want to walk, bike or take public transit — but don’t feel safe doing so
“My brother and a good friend were both hit by vehicles while biking in Charlottesville,” a respondent wrote. “I do not feel that this town is safe for bikes, which is a real shame since the distances are manageable.”
Posted inHow we learn, Race and equity, Short & Important
These are the names that could replace Johnson and Burnley-Moran elementary schools
The School Board could vote on renaming the schools as soon as March.
