…designed to boost science, technology, engineering and mathematics education (STEM) education and professional development to help with recruitment in those fields For new tech start-ups, unicorns and other technology companies fr…
Bill 36-0133 would require age-appropriate mental health education from kindergarten through 12th grade, with VIDE and DOH supporting the measure as senators questioned funding, teacher training, and the department’s ability to im…
Amid fears of federal cuts, 41 special education staff were moved to local funding at a cost of $2.7 million, leaving VIDE with a $1.7 million personnel gap and $3.6 million shortfall in services as the department navigates fundin…
Following Governor Bryan’s directive, the Department of Education has implemented a policy ensuring that all children, regardless of immigration status, receive an education without inquiry or discrimination.
Every member of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Thursday supported a bill that adds mental health education to the school health programs under current statute, but the V.I. Dept. of Education says it canno…
The V.I. Board of Education on Friday issued an order that lambasted the V.I. Dept. of Education for failing to provide meaningful graduation ceremonies for the senior class of 2021, who the board said had weathered back-to-back d…
…his Monday press briefing that regardless of what the Board of Education rules regarding in-person graduation ceremonies, he would override the order and walk-thru/drive-thru graduations would continue as planned by the Dept. of E…
…on St. Croix is under scrutiny, according to Superintendent of Education Dr. Ericilda Ottley-Herman, who highlighted alarming statistics during a recent broadcast by the Department of Education. The figures revealed a sharp declin…
…of School Construction and Maintenance within the Department of Education with the responsibility to construct and maintain public schools and other educational facilities, failed to win approval from members of the Senate Committ…
Top V.I. Dept. of Education officials celebrated what they described as a “momentous” day for the territory Wednesday as they cut the ribbon on the Charlotte Amalie High School Annex, formerly the Raphael O. Wheatley Skill Center.…
ST. THOMAS — The Board of Education on Tuesday heard arguments from senior student leaders from the Charlotte Amalie and Ivanna Eudora Kean high schools and the V.I. Department of Education, which saw the students defending their …
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