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JMU School of Nursing ranked among Virginia’s best
RNCareers.org, a nursing education resource, has recognized JMU as the second-best nursing school in Virginia for its bachelor's in nursing program. “This accolade further cements the university’s reputation as a nationally recognized Nursing School of Distinction.”. — RNCareers.org. “This accolade further cements the university’s reputation as a nationally recognized...
Records suggest Gov. Youngkin took Altria’s jet for Republican National Convention trip
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin may have taken private jets owned by Altria and another company to the Republican National Convention last week, flight and campaign finance records suggest.
McEwen '27 and Gyscek Sweep Men's Golf VaSID Major Awards
LEXINGTON, Va. - Washington and Lee University's Jonathan McEwen '27 and Thomas R. Wall, IV '80 Head Men's Golf Coach Pete Gyscek garnered top honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) in the College Division Men's Golf All-State Teams. McEwen, a standout First-Year from Portsmouth, Va., was named both Rookie and Player of the Year, while Gyscek was recognized as Coach of the Year.
Va. plans to create cell phone-free education guidelines. Developing them will be complex.
As concerns mount over student performance, echoed in an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia is developing policies and guidelines to restrict students’ use of cell phones during school hours. Some educators and advocates question the effort and believe that cell phone-free policies could be hard to enforce and may harm certain students. Research shows […] The post Va. plans to create cell phone-free education guidelines. Developing them will be complex. appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Youngkin Announces Continued Job Growth With 15,000 New Jobs Added in June
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that according to BLS’ Current Employment Statistics Survey (“CES” or “establishment survey”), Virginia reported non-farm payroll employment gains of 15,000 in the month of June, totaling 258,000 more jobs since January 2022. According to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained […]
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