Category: Harrisonburg Issues

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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. 

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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.

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‘Diversity is our strength’: March to support immigrants draws 500

Loud chants of: “Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here!” echoed through downtown Harrisonburg Saturday afternoon. Organizers said the protest was in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump to expand ICE operations in the U.S. 

Community Perspective: Trump’s Executive Order puts kids in danger

A contributed perspectives piece by Cara Walton “Imprinting anti-American, subversive, harmful, and false ideologies on our Nation’s children.” That is what Donald Trump accused teachers of recently. I have an ongoing joke where I take photos of my class agenda for the day, saying that I’m performing “Marxist indoctrination.” And then show a perfectly normal …

‘Reckless and unacceptable’: City school leaders object to White House’s accusation of ‘indoctrination’

Harrisonburg City Public Schools officials are pushing back after the White House cited the district as an example of “indoctrination” of children.

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