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‘HCPS does better than the state’: Harrisonburg schools reveal updated Equity Strategic Plan
Some of last year’s Standards of Learning test scores and graduation statistics show Harrisonburg public school students rising above the state average for some minority groups. The city schools’ equity strategic plan sought to help students among three demographics: Black students, Students with disabilities and English Learners.
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An artist’s head-spinning moves
“It showed me, like, unconditional happiness. That’s my message with it. Screw everything else. Have fun. Love what you do.”
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Cigar box + 3 strings = guitar
He demonstrates a “power chord: Barre-chord any fret. [This one] is a fifth. That’s how I tune most of them. You can play pretty much any songs from the ’60s.”
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In District 3 race, Lauren Mullen calls for less politics, more focus on ‘student wellbeing’
When Lauren Mullen was in high school, she found herself bored and uninterested and dropped out. In less than a year, she went back to get her degree then later became a double Duke, receiving two degrees from JMU.
Teachers and city school staff to get 8 weeks of parental leave
The Harrisonburg City Public Schools updated its parental leave policy to provide paid leave to all employees who become new parents, including those who adopt or are fostering a child.
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.
Dems appear to sweep city council races, but large number of provisional ballots cloud final outcome for now
A total of 15,051 votes were unofficially counted by about 9:30 p.m., but another 2,351 provisional ballots had yet to be counted and could affect the final outcomes of all races on the ballot.
