2008 News releases
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December 16, 2008
Board of Education Names 2008-2009 Student Advisory Committee -- Students Identify Three Issues for Study and Recommendations - December 12, 2008
Virginia Educators Honored for Technology Leadership -- Harrisonburg Instructional Technology Supervisor Receives State Award - December 8, 2008
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Governor Kaine congratulates Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology -- Fairfax County school again tops U.S. News & World Report's list of 100 best - October 31, 2008
Virginia Beach Elementary Teacher Latest to Receive $25,000 Milken Award -- Chesterfield County and Albemarle County Teachers Honored Yesterday - October 30, 2008
Two Virginia Elementary Educators Receive $25,000 Milken Awards -- Chesterfield County and Albemarle County Teachers Honored - October 28, 2008
Roanoke Middle School Educator Is Virginia's 2009 Teacher of the Year - October 23, 2008
- FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
"Lexile Measures" to Provide Parents and Teachers With New Tool to Promote Reading & Literacy -- Addition to SOL Reports Connects Students with Challenging Books - October 8, 2008
81.3 Percent of Class of 2008 Graduate On Time - New "Virginia On-Time Graduation Rate" Accounts for Student Mobility and Retention - September 25, 2008
Ninety-five Percent of Virginia Schools Meet SOL Standards -- Math Achievement Boosts Middle School Accreditation to 87 percent - September 18, 2008
VDOE Awards 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants - September 17, 2008
Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year Named in Surprise Classroom Visits -- All Eight in the Running for State Top Teacher Honor - September 10, 2008
Virginia Schools Earn Federal Blue Ribbon Honors - September 9, 2008
- FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Virginia Announces Physics 'Flexbook' Solicitation- Request for Collaboration calls for assistance in development of open source physics "Flexbook" - August 27 , 2008
Virginia Students Meet or Exceed All NCLB Objectives -- 74 Percent of Schools Also Meet Higher AYP Benchmarks - August 26 , 2008
SAT Scores of Virginia's Public School Students Increase in Reading, Writing & Mathematics as More Minority Students Participate -- Student Achievement on Advanced Placement Tests Continues to Rise - August 13 , 2008
Virginia Students Increase Achievement on the ACT -- Gains on College-Admissions Test Seen as Significant - July 31, 2008
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Governor Kaine Announces Campus and School Safety Week- Conferences will highlight school preparedness efforts in the Commonwealth - July 24, 2008
- FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Announces Appointment of State Superintendent of Public Instruction -- Chief Deputy Superintendent Dr. Patricia I. Wright to succeed Dr. Billy Cannaday - July 18, 2008
- FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR KAINE - On the resignation of Dr. Billy K. Cannaday Jr. - July 1, 2008
New Office of Early Childhood Development Now Coordinating Early Childhood and Preschool Programs - June 19, 2008
Awards Given for Career and Technical Education -- Business, Industry Partnerships & Others Recognized for Contributions - June 11, 2008
Williamsburg Teacher Earns Preserve America Award -- Warhill High School History Instructor Honored - May 30, 2008
Virginia Earns a Perfect Score for Academic Standards from the American Federation of Teachers -- Standards of Learning Meet All Criteria for Clarity, Specificity and Content - April 30, 2008
Schools and School Divisions Recognized for Raising Achievement of Economically Disadvantaged Students - April 3, 2008
Virginia Eighth Graders Score Higher than Nation in Writing - March 11, 2008
2008 Triennial School Census Under Way -- Census Data Drives Distribution of State Sales Tax Proceeds - February 13, 2008
Virginia Students Now Third in the Nation in Advanced Placement Achievement -- College Board Credits Rigorous Academic Standards and Innovative Programs - January 10, 2008
- FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Announces Awards for High-Performing Virginia Public Schools -- Eighty-Nine Schools Earn Awards for Excellence; Board of Education Recognizes Additional Schools and School Divisions - January 4, 2008
- FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Governor Kaine Announces Grants for First Governor's Career and Technical Academies -- Academies to Prepare Students for 21st-Century Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics