A new literacy program for Amherst County’s elementary schools received the county school board’s approval in a 6-1 vote at a special called meeting Thursday.
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A month-by-month recap of news in Amherst County in a year featuring a busy local election, kickoff of a renovation to the high school and a much talked about murder case coming back to Amherst.
The eight candidates running for four seats on the Amherst County School Board up for election on Nov. 7 at a recent public forum addressed issues affecting education, including improvements to the achievement gap and chronic absenteeism.
A group of Central High School alumni gathered recently at Amherst County High School for a display case dedication to celebrate the former school’s many accomplishments.
On a 6-1 vote, the Amherst County School Board opted to maintain a nondiscrimination policy on the books from a year ago and not adopt a model transgender policy from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration and the Virginia Department of Education making rounds through school boards across the state.
The Amherst County School Board at its August meeting nominated longtime member Priscilla Liggon for the Virginia School Boards Association Advocate for Education Award.
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