…was sworn in as the new commissioner in the Department of Education during a ceremony at The Battery in St. John, USVI earlier today. She now has the responsibility of overseeing and helping to develop the public school system to …
…and support staff resigned or retired from the public school education system between June 2022 and August 2022, according to Dr. Dionne Wells-Hedrington, commissioner designee of the V.I. Department of Education. “These challenge…
The V.I. Board of Education on Friday called the V.I. Department of Education’s move to return select public school students to in-person learning, premature, and said it is against the return to in-person learning until the depar…
The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s State Office of Special Education will launch its annual parental survey territory-wide on October 10 to collect confidential data on the level of parental satisfaction with the program…
…press conference announced the completion of the V.I. Department of Education’s Educational Facility Master Plan, a 1,000+ page document that will guide the new construction and modernization of public schools in the territory, th…
The Committee on Education and Workforce Development convened in St. Thomas on Wednesday to receive testimony on a myriad of challenges the Department of Education (D.O.E.) faces. During the hearing, testimony regarding the child …
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s State Office of Special Education, through a press release issued on Saturday, informed parents and guardians of children and youth with disabilities of the upcoming Annua…
The V.I. Economic Development Authority says the Board of Education—not EDA—is legally responsible for tracking scholarship fund contributions, and notes that required reporting for 2024 has not yet been submitted, limiting its ab…
As the Education Department braces for more retirements and continued staffing shortfalls, officials push recruitment efforts, launch a “Grow Your Own” program, and prepare to close John H. Woodson Jr. High when Arthur A. Richards…
Education Commissioner Dr. Dionne Wells-Hedrington confirms that with the expiration of American Rescue Plan Act funding on September 30, the Department lacks local budget capacity to retain 53 employees hired under ARPA
…St. Croix, while dropping in St. Thomas, prompting the Department of Education to seek assistance from the Superior Court and DHS to address and mitigate the escalating issue effectively