Sparks Adaptive Development Academy opened this summer in the Chatham Heights neighborhood in Stafford. Danella Kirk’s first job after moving to the United States was as a caretaker to a child with significant special needs. Share Though she’d taken care of children from a young age, Kirk, who was then living in New York City, […]
The division made the semi-finalist round of the U.S. Department of Education’s Career Z Challenge, which sought innovative ideas for expanding work-based learning opportunities. King George County Public Schools has won a $20,600 prize from the U.S. Department of Education for completing the semi-finalist round of the Career Z Challenge—a multiphase national competition seeking innovative […]
Poll conducted by No Kid Hungry Virginia finds that families with children in K-12 public schools are especially hard-hit. More than three-quarters of Virginians reported that it has become harder to afford groceries in the last 12 months, according to the results of a new poll from No Kid Hungry Virginia, and families with children in […]
This week, Stafford in Action is coming to the aid of students’ families who are struggling to pay for school lunches. That families are stressed financially is well-known. But truly understanding that stress can be harder to quantify. Share Stafford County Public Schools, however, can measure that stress with two numbers: 4,000, and $100. The […]
Budget season is coming. The academic year is only one month old, but it’s already time to start planning for next year’s budget. Share In order to inform the community about the budget process and “develop ways to create long-term funding planning strategies for Spotsylvania County Public Schools,” the school division will host several community […]
Walker-Grant Middle School and James Monroe High School have growing orchestra programs, but not enough instruments. Email Adele Until this year, violin and viola players in Fredericksburg City schools were able to take their school instruments home to practice on. This prevented families from having to rent an instrument to keep at home. Share But […]
1898 house was part of a vibrant African American pocket neighborhood in downtown Fredericksburg. This week we look at another house in the 1300 block of Charles Street in downtown Fredericksburg, which was one of several “pocket” African American neighborhoods in the city for much of the 20th century. Share 1309 Charles Street was built […]
New elementary school in Hartwood district is scheduled to open August of 2026. Construction of Stafford County’s 18th elementary school ceremonially got underway Tuesday, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by School Board members, county supervisors, school division staff, county fire and rescue, representatives from the design and construction firms, state delegates Joshua Cole and Paul […]
Award is given by Fredericksburg NAACP and Fredericksburg Education Foundation in honor of beloved longtime educator. Lameka Parker, attendance secretary at James Monroe High School, got a phone call from a parent whose daughter was having anxiety about attending school. Share “She said, ‘You helped me with my son, can you help me with my […]
Public meetings planned to begin later this month. The Rappahannock Area Health District and Mary Washington Healthcare this week announced the launch of the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment for Fredericksburg City and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, and King George. Share Nonprofit healthcare systems such as Mary Washington Healthcare are required by the IRS to […]
