2006 News releases
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December 15, 2006
Virginia Educators Honored for Technology Leadership - December 11, 2006
2006-2007 Student Advisory Committee Selected - Students Begin Work with Board of Education on December 12 - November 14 , 2006
More Students Graduate with Advanced Studies Diplomas -- Advanced Outnumber Standard Diplomas for Third Consecutive Year - November 1 , 2006
Virginia High School Students Are Winners In International Space Olympics Competition -- Albemarle and Prince William Students Place- - October 23, 2006
Wythe County Educator Susan W. Evans Named Virginia's 2007 Teacher of the Year - October 12, 2006
Two Virginia K-12 Educators Receive $25,000 Milken Awards -- Charlottesville Principal and Chesterfield County Elementary Teacher Honored - October 5, 2006
School Health Leadership Institute Honors 26 Graduates - October 4, 2006
Board of Education Seeks Student Advisory Committee Nominees -- Deadline for Applications is October 31 - September 27 , 2006
Nine Out of 10 Schools Meet Higher Accreditation Standards -- Six Schools Denied Accreditation because of Low Achievement - September 12 , 2006
Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year Named During Surprise Classroom Visits -- All Eight in the Running for State Top Teacher Honor - August 31, 2006
Commonwealth Makes AYP for Second Consecutive Year -- Seventy-three Percent of Virginia Schools Meet Higher NCLB Objectives - August 29, 2006
More Virginia Students Earn College Credit on AP Examinations -- Average Scores on SAT Slip Nationwide as Fewer Students Retake Test - August 22, 2006
Board of Education President Mark Emblidge Appoints School and Division Accountability Committee - August 16, 2006
Virginia ACT Scores Up Significantly in 2006 As Record Number of High School Grads Take Exam (PDF) - July 26, 2006
Board of Education President Mark Emblidge Names Special Committee to Study Data and Policies on Dropouts and Graduation Rates - June 28 , 2006
Board of Education Names Literacy Committee -- Group to Consider Ways to Enhance Pre-K through Adult Literacy - June 28 , 2006
Board of Education Acts to Strengthen Virginia Preschool Programs - June 8 , 2006
Fairfax County History Teacher Earns Preserve America Award - June 6 , 2006
Virginia Gets an "A" for World History Standards -- Fordham Institute Praises World History SOL for Content and Clarity - June 5 , 2006
Awards Given for Career and Technical Education -- Business, Industry Partnerships & Others Recognized for Contributions - May 30, 2006
Additional High-Performing Schools, School Divisions Earn Title I Recognitions - May 24, 2006
Virginia Students Lead the Nation in Science Achievement -- Strong Performance of Virginia Fourth-Graders and Eighth-Graders on "Nation's Report Card" Bucks National Trend - May 4, 2006
Virginia Recognized by Education Week as a National Leader in the Use of Technology and Data to Raise Student Achievement - April 26 , 2006 - FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Announces Healthy Virginians Awards for Ten Schools -- Madison Heights Elementary in Amherst County and Agnor-Hurt Elementary in Albemarle County Earn Gold Awards - April 12 , 2006 - FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Appoints Dr. Billy Cannaday as State Superintendent of Public Instruction - Also praises interim stewardship of Dr. Patricia Wright- - April 10 , 2006 - FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Announces Commonwealth Scholars Program -- Eleven school divisions to participate in initial effort- - March 21 , 2006
Department of Education and SACS CASI Sign Agreement -- School Divisions Encouraged to Seek SACS CASI Accreditation - March 1 , 2006
2006 Great Virginia Teach-In: A Call to Teach -- Innovative Conference and Job Fair Set for March 18 in Richmond - February 22, 2006
Student Advisory Committee Explores Peer Mediation, Other Issues -- 8 High School and 4 Middle School Students Work with Board of Education - February 16, 2006
Board of Education Elects Mark E. Emblidge President - February 7, 2006
College Board "Report to the Nation" Highlights Achievement of Virginia Students on Advanced Placement Tests - February 2, 2006
ECMC Foundation increases pledge to $2.4 million in higher education scholarships to Virginia students (PDF) - January 6, 2006 - FROM THE GOVERNOR-ELECT'S OFFICE
Governor-Elect Kaine Appoints Secretary of Education (PDF)