2007 News releases
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December 11, 2007
Virginia Educators Honored for Technology Leadership - Bedford Technology Director Received State Award - December 6, 2007
Board of Education Names 2007-2008 Student Advisory Committee - Students Gather December 11 in Richmond for First Meeting - October 30, 2007
Norfolk Leadership and Earth Science Teacher Is Virginia's 2008 Teacher of the Year - October 15, 2007
Two Virginia K-12 Educators Receive $25,000 Milken Awards - Richmond and Prince William County Teachers Honored - October 11, 2007
Class of 2007 Meets Higher Diploma Standards - Advanced Diplomas Outnumber Standard Diplomas - October 2, 2007
10 Virginia Schools Earn Federal Blue Ribbon Status - September 27, 2007
Nine Out of 10 Schools Meet Accreditation Standards - All Schools Fully Accredited in 69 Divisions - September 25, 2007
Virginia Students Make New Gains on Nation's Report Card -- African-American Students Narrow Achievement Gap in Reading - September 19, 2007
Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year Named During Surprise Classroom Visits -- All Eight in the Running for State Top Teacher Honor - September 12, 2007
Board of Education Seeks Student Advisory Committee Nominees -- Deadline for Applications is October 31 - August 28, 2007
Governor Kaine Announces AP Achievement of Virginia Students Increases Again -- Number of Students Taking the SAT and ACT Rises - August 23, 2007
Seven Out of 10 Virginia Schools Meet Higher NCLB Benchmarks -- Achievement Increases on All Tests Required for Graduation - July 31 , 2007
VDOE Announces Math and Science Partnership Grants -- Programs Funded to Provide Training for 1,100 Teachers - July 25 , 2007
Board of Education Approves Performance Incentives -- Plan Advances Governor Kaine's "Competence to Excellence" Agenda - July 23 , 2007
Superintendent Cannaday Reminds Parents to Make Sure Children's Immunizations Are Up to Date -- Some Shots Required for Students Entering Sixth Grade - July 11 , 2007
VDOE Receives $6.1 Million to Expand Student-Data System -- Award Reflects Commonwealth's Leadership in Data Management - July 2 , 2007
ECMC Foundation Awards Grants to Its Third Class of Virginia ECMC Scholars (PDF) - June 27 , 2007
New Online Resource Helps Schools Improve Safety Plans - Resource Also Increases Access to School-Safety Data - June 20 , 2007
Virginia Praised for Implementation of Federal Special Education Law -- One of Only Nine States Meeting Requirements of IDEA - June 19 , 2007
Awards Given for Career and Technical Education -- Business, Industry Partnerships & Others Recognized for Contributions - June 8 , 2007
Prince William County Teacher Earns Preserve America Award -- "Career-Switcher" Traded Advertising Agency for Classroom - May 24, 2007
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Announces Healthy Virginians Awards For Nineteen Schools - May 22, 2007
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Congratulates High Schools -- 11 rank in Newsweek's top 100 - April 27 , 2007
Board of Education Recognizes High-Performing Title I Schools and School Divisions - March 28, 2007
Ten High Schools Selected for Best Practices Study - March 27, 2007
Gardner Named Southeastern Region Art Educator of the Year -- Honor Bestowed by National Art Education Association - March 20, 2007
Virginia Students Learn While Improving Streams and Rivers -- Service-Learning Projects to Include 12,000 Students from 65 Schools - February 23, 2007
2007 Great Virginia Teach-In: A Call to Teach -- Innovative Job Fair Set for March 17 in Richmond - February 21, 2007
Virginia Department of Education and Virginia Tech to Host Innovate 2007 Exposition -- Event to Highlight Technology for Educators - February 6, 2007
Virginia Advanced Placement Performance Even Stronger in 2006 -- African-American Students Narrow "Equity Gap" - January 30, 2007
ECMC Foundation increases pledge to a total of $3,840,000 in higher education scholarships for Virginia and Oregon students (PDF) - January 11, 2007
VDOE's Bethann Canada Recognized for National Data Quality Award - January 8, 2007
New VDOE Brochure Explains Diploma Requirements - January 3, 2007
Education Week Says Virginia Children Most Likely to Succeed