Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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Better listening is key to the city and JMU being better neighbors, leaders say
Strengthening the connections between JMU and Harrisonburg will require a little more listening and maybe a little less noise (especially late at night), according to panelists at a special town-gown forum Monday.
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JMU selects its next university president
James Madison University has announced the selection of its next President, James C. Schmidt, who has served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
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City takes steps to address potential predatory towing, neighborhood traffic
Seeking to address concerns about private towing companies, the council on Tuesday established an advisory board as a first step. Council members also moved toward revamping the way the city tracks and implements traffic safety measures in neighborhoods, such as building speed bumps or installing stop signs.
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County school system wants more say over Massanutten Technical Center
The Rockingham County School System signaled a move on Wednesday toward taking greater control over the Massanutten Technical Center — the professional and technical school that the county and Harrisonburg City Public School district share.
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Students from Vine Street to move to Bluestone Elementary as a way to ease overcrowding at Waterman
Harrisonburg City Public Schools will relocate nearly 80 students to Bluestone Elementary under a redistricting plan the school board approved to ease overcrowding at Waterman Elementary.
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Community Perspective: A Call for Character
A contributed perspectives piece by Tom Morrison
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Protest organizer says she learned her federal education job was cut just before rally
Students in James Madison University’s College of Education walked out of class Tuesday to protest recent federal policy changes that, they say, could impact the future of U.S. public education.
To ease elementary school overcrowding, school board looks to move about 80 students
The Harrisonburg City School Board is considering redistricting nearly 80 students to alleviate overcrowding in the city’s schools. The potential move came up during the board’s work session Thursday evening as part of the ongoing discussion around targeted rezoning. Superintendent Michael Richards said most of Harrisonburg’s elementary schools are over capacity.
