Pathways initiative to update math programs
The Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative is a joint initiative of the state education department , the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Virginia Community College System, according to the VDOE website.
Its goal is to create updated math instruction for students in grades K-12 to prepare them for their post-secondary education and careers. VMPI will increase rigor by integrating mathematical content and concepts, emphasizing reasoning and problem solving, and providing a highly-relevant experience for all students, states Virginia s education department website. It will also include a new focus on statistical literacy, essential for success in a data-rich world.
By Chris and Rosie
May 7, 2021
Five top names have emerged as Lord Fairfax Community College’s naming task force continues the work of choosing a new name for the college, according to a Thursday morning news release from LFCC.
The top contenders are Valley & Vista, Red Oak, Laurel Ridge, Valley & Ridge and Newbridge.
The list was released in advance of a Thursday evening telephone town hall to give the public a chance to learn more about the renaming process. Coverage of the town hall will be in Saturday’s edition of The Winchester Star.
In February, LFCC’s College Board voted to rename the college, which was founded in 1970 in Middletown. Its namesake, Thomas, the 6th Lord Fairfax, was an 18th-century slave owner who came to America from England, eventually settling in White Post in Clarke County. He had vast land holdings and was a mentor to a young George Washington, but he remained loyal to the British during the Revolutionary War.
Biotech Innovation Company Aditxt to Establish State-of-the-Art Immune Monitoring Center in Richmond, VA
AditxtScore™ Center is the first of a planned immune monitoring network and will initially monitor COVID-19 immunity status;
New facility expects to target more than 300 jobs over three years to the area
Mountain View, CA and Richmond, VA – May 3, 2021 Aditxt (Aditx Therapeutics, Inc.) (Nasdaq: ADTX), a biotech innovation company focused on improving the health of the immune system, today announced plans to build a high-capacity AditxtScore™ Center in Richmond, VA in the second half of 2021. Aditxt is targeting a capital investment of $31.5 million over three years to scale up its state-of-the-art immune monitoring center, including projected new jobs, laboratory equipment, and construction. The announcement was made at a joint press conference with Governor Ralph Northam, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and other local business executives and political officials.