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County school district seeks to recalibrate grading system
Rockingham County Public Schools unveiled its plan for a new grading policy that prioritizes grade-level performance over student progress.
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Rockingham moving toward limiting tech in classrooms
The Rockingham County School Board is aggressively pursuing a policy to limit school-sanctioned technology use for kids during the instructional day.
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Should students get Chromebooks? City schools want to examine use of tech in classrooms
Superintendent Michael Richards wants the city schools to take a hard look at how technology is — and should be — used in classrooms.
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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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Data shows 420 incidents related to fights in Rockingham schools; Meanwhile, Matt Cross doubles down on criticizing city schools
Two days after Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross sparked controversy and pushback over his social media posts that included videos of students fighting in school, the fallout persists, while Cross doubled down on his post.
Majority of Rockingham School board condemns Matt Cross for posting video of students’ fight
A meeting of the Rockingham County School Board devolved into board members speaking over each other as chair Sara Horst led a move to condemn member Matt Cross’s recent social media posts.
‘We put the cart before the horse’: County school board members offer mixed feelings as they wrap up banned book reviews
After stripping 50 books from the shelves of county schools and preemptively banning seven more in January 2024, the Rockingham County School Board completed its review by voting on the fate of the final six titles Monday night.
City schools take first step toward life after Massanutten Technical Center
The future of career and technical education in Harrisonburg City Public Schools will not be confined to a brick and mortar model, but rather a hybrid system focused on community partnerships, according to school leaders.
