On Tuesday, leaders of Charlottesville City Schools and CFA Institute appeared at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a classroom at the center of a new strategic partnership.  A global financial credentialing association headquartered in Charlottesville, CFA Institute recently donated $50,000 to modernize the classroom used by Charlottesville High School’s ...

A documentary on how young people experience racism will be shown throughout the community and in schools over the next 30 days as a way of understanding an issue that has been at the forefront of public discussion. “I’m hoping that it brings a sense of self-reflection to their ...

The number of students enrolled in honors courses at Charlottesville High School is up 21 percent this year. CHS Principal Eric Irizarry attributed the increase to an expansion of “honors-option” courses, which let students study subjects at differing levels of rigor within the same classroom. Students can start the year ...

Since a white nationalist rally brought hateful speech, violence and death to the Charlottesville community on Aug. 12, local educators have been preparing to support students and teach them about what took place. The superintendents and school board chairs for the Albemarle County and Charlottesville school divisions issued a joint ...

Charlottesville High School students next year will have the option to get their hands dirty in an entrepreneurship-focused urban farming elective. That elective will serve as a prerequisite course for entrepreneurship and innovation, another enterprise-oriented elective joining the school catalog next year. The two electives, presented to the Charlottesville School ...

At a Charlottesville High School staff meeting yesterday afternoon, Dr. Rosa Atkins announced the appointment of Dr. Eric Irizarry as the school's principal effective July 1.  Irizarry was selected from a strong pool of candidates from across Virginia and beyond. Dr. Irizarry presently serves as principal of D.C ...