http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/510 Category: Databases en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:15:04 -0400 NORFOLK Property assessments have dipped for a third consecutive year, driven downward by foreclosures and short sales. The preliminary assessed value of properties in Norfolk is down 2.9 percent overall. That means the city stands to take a revenue loss of as much as $5.6 million in the 2013 fiscal year, according to city spokeswoman Lori Crouch. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/neighbors-norfolk-sees-dip-home-values Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:04:19 -0500 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Commission sales figures for 2010-2011 show that domestic vodka, flavored vodka and imported specialty liquors are big sellers in South Hampton Roads, while whiskey sells better elsewhere in the commonwealth. (Related story: ABC stores stock booze on sales potential, not taste) http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/datapilot-virginia-abc-liquor-sales Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Professional fundraisers that solicit donations in Virginia must file reports to the state showing the amount they raised and the portion that went to charity. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/10/datapilot-charitable-fundraising-virginia Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Children do better in school when their instructor is the same race, studies say. Yet, teacher demographics in South Hampton Roads don't come close to mirroring student populations. The racial imbalance is most pronounced in Virginia Beach, where 85 percent of public school teachers are white and close to half of students are not, statistics show. —— http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/teacherstudent-racial-imbalance-widest-va-beach Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:27:41 -0400 A growing body of evidence suggests students do better in school when they learn from someone of the same race, yet teacher demographics in South Hampton Roads do not come close to mirroring student populations. According to 2010-2011 enrollment and employment numbers, black men and Hispanics in particular are underrepresented at the head of the classroom. (Related story) http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/datapilot-hampton-roads-teacherstudent-demographics Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:48:33 -0400 In Hampton Roads, the share of married households is on the decline. Increasingly, people are living alone, in domestic partnerships, or in other non-traditional households. (Related story.) The darker the color on the map, the higher the concentration of each household group. Click on the groups along the top rail to get a breakdown of who lives where. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/datapilot-hampton-roads-changing-households Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:26:57 -0400 At Lafayette-Winona Middle School in Norfolk last year, four out of every 10 students were put on short-term suspension for up to 10 days.  Over at Virginia Beach's Princess Anne Middle School, fewer than one in 25 got the boot.  It's a chaotic pattern that plays out across Hampton Roads schools, not only in suspensions, but in expulsions. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/data-school-discipline-varies-widely-hampton-roads Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 DATABASE | S. HAMPTON ROADS PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS Find out whether property tax assessments rose or fell in neighborhoods in all five cities. You can search multiple cities at once to do side-by-side comparisons. try{f_cbload(81b2100090513055074f4ee6aa8e,http:);}catch(v_e){;} Click here to load this Caspio Online Database.   City stories Virginia Beach: Down 3.3 percent http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/datapilot-2011-property-tax-assessments-south-hampton-roads Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:33:52 -0500 Are your children's schools making progress? Find out by exploring our new sortable database and interactive charts comparing SOL scores and pass rates for all Hampton Roads and Virginia schools over the past four years. Enter the database. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/11/database-are-schools-making-progress-sol-tests Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The Virginia Department of Education publishes annual reports that detail outcomes for students who entered the ninth grade for the first time together ("cohorts") and were scheduled to graduate four years later ("on time"). Percentages account for students who transfer, are held back or are promoted. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/data-high-school-graduation-dropout-rates-2010 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:53:38 -0400