19 December 2024

With the nation desperately awaiting the fate of the department of education, Virginia has been proactive in preparing to improve upon the quality of students’ education as well as preparation for the end of Virginia Governor Youngkin’s term approaching. Virginia’s Secretary of Education, Aimee Rogstad Guidera, discusses Virginia's “All In” Plan as the guiding principle for other improvement strategies moving forward. New River Valley News.

The NRV Newsfeed Podcast hosts an episode discussing post-election mental health effects on female students, female-identifying people, and minority groups; in light of the Presidential Administration’s promises. Interviewed by Nicole Cummings and Caroline Reed, Dr. Bonnie Zare, of Virginia Tech’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies department. Dr. Zare sheds some light on the election results from an analytical perspective.

The "red zone" of violence, the Virginia Tech campus and the greater NRV area.— The red zone of violence is considered a spike in sexual and general violence during the first 6-8 weeks of the school year. It is a national phenomenon.