Education to remain a focus for Virginia legislators heading into 2022; Henrico teachers win $49.7K in grants from Community Foundation
Henrico Newsflash – Nov. 5, 2021
Education to remain a focus for Virginia legislators heading into 2022
Four-hundred seventy-four votes on Tuesday decided the fate of a lawmaking body that represents every resident in Virginia. Those 474 votes, split between two races, ended up providing Virginia Republicans control of the House of Delegates after being in the minority for the last two years.
After flipping seven seats in total while running on a platform of education throughout this cycle, Republicans will now be expected to turn their focus in that direction.
Henrico teachers win $49.7K in grants from Community Foundation
The Community Foundation honored 12 Henrico County Public Schools teachers with grants that will allow them to pursue cutting-edge study in their fields.
Three HCPS educators won the REB Award for Teaching Excellence and received grants ranging from $11,400 to $15,000, and nine additional teachers were finalists.
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