Education

Grads of Beach's bygone black school get peek at new museum

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:46:47 -0400

By Jaedda Armstrong VIRGINIA BEACH Erma Brown stared at a picture of her late grandfather Friday. As tears rolled down her cheeks, she explained how in 1926, he and other parents purchased land at Witchduck Road and Cleveland Street to help build Princess Anne County Training School for the area's black students.

Norfolk State prepares search for new president

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:26:21 -0400

NORFOLK The search for Norfolk State University's next president will begin soon, Board of Visitors rector Ed Hamm said Friday. But the board doesn't expect to have the job filled until July 2011.

Interim replaces Norfolk principal implicated in testing scandal

KatriceFranklin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:13:01 -0400

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Norfolk State gears up for presidential search

copy.desk — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:40 -0400

NORFOLK

Norfolk State University will soon begin the search for its new president by organizing a committee to get community suggestions on what the school needs in a leader, said Board of Visitors Rector Ed Hamm during a meeting today.

The school's current president, Carolyn Meyers, is resigning and will leave the post at the end of June.

Elizabeth City State to hold mock drill on campus

lauren.king — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:01:14 -0400

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.

A full-scale emergency mock drill will be held at Elizabeth City State University today from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Portsmouth schools may phase out 109 jobs

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:31:08 -0400

PORTSMOUTH The School Board passed a proposed budget Thursday that avoids layoffs but calls for cutting 109 positions through attrition. The positions eliminated would be 22 teachers, a total of 15 administrative and clerical workers, 33 custodians and 39 general paraprofessionals. Board members Mark Whitaker and Keith Nance Sr. voted against the proposed budget.

Norcom celebrates Portsmouth's first state title

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:33:53 -0400

PORTSMOUTH Norcom guard DeCarlos Anderson held on tight to his shiny partners - his team's trophies - as he swayed before TV and newspaper cameras Wednesday afternoon. The fancy moves were performed at Norcom High's pep rally, held to celebrate the Greyhounds' boys basketball team's historic state championship, won last Friday.

Virginia schools will lose $700 million in 2 years

Judy.Le — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:55:13 -0400

VIRGINIA BEACH Budget cuts this year could have negative implications for Virginia schools for years to come, members of the State Board of Education said Thursday.

Norfolk residents turn out to oppose school budget cuts

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:12:39 -0400

NORFOLK

Two things were on 16-year-old Sylvia Neal's mind Wednesday night: her child's impending birth, and convincing the School Board not to close Coronado, the city's public school for pregnant teens, as part of $50 million in budget cuts.

Norfolk girl raps tonight at famed New York theater

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NORFOLK One night last fall, Keturah Hendricks had a dream. She was on a famous stage, performing her Christian rap to a big audience. The crowd applauded, her mother smiled, and then the fifth-grader body surfed across the sea of eager fans.