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Governor Announces Schools to Participate in Year One

Map of 2008 Cohort of Schools

On August 29th, 2007, Governor Kaine accepted a check for $13,200,000.00 from the National Math and Science Initiative as seed funding for the Virginia Math and Science Initiative. Governor Kaine stated that this exciting program would "move Virginia's students from competence to excellence." He sited the fact that Virginia has been ranked the best state in the nation for a student to attend public schools, primarily due to the establishment of the Standards of Learning and work that Virginia's public schools have taken to help students meet these minimum competencies. But to prepare students for the academic rigor required for careers in the global economy Virginia schools are going to have to move beyond standards to academic rigor. The Advanced Placement classes do this, and the Virginia Advanced Study Strategies will support Virginia schools as they embrace this challenging curriculum.

 

Virginia Advanced Study Strategies
National Math and Science Initiative in Virginia
820 Bruce Street, South Boston, VA 24592

Office: 434-572-5474  Fax: 434-572-5462
vassinfo@svhed.org

 

Congressman Forbes Attends Open House at Two Schools
 
Amelia students
From left are Congressman Randy Forbes with Amelia County High School students Paris Miles, Michael Smith and Zachary Martens. Congressman Forbes attended Open House events at Amelia County High School and Nottoway County High School recently.

Nottoway students
 Congressman Forbes, center, is joined by Nottoway High School Principal Anne Stinson on the left, Biology Teacher Beth Shook on the right and students (listed randomly) Nicole Wingo, Stacy Tucker, Megan Timberlake, Stephanie Shukrallah, Grace Rogers, KeJuana Hicks, Dylan Cicero, Kelsie Elliott and Drake Bishop.  

 

Virginia Advanced Study Strategies is located in the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in South Boston, Virginia.