Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger announced on Tuesday morning that long-time educator Jeffery Smith would be Virginia’s next secretary of education.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch first broke the story about the announcement, as the next administration prepares to shape education and other areas of state governance for the next four years.
As on most evenings, the Henrico Sports and Events Center echoed Dec. 1 with the sounds of youth sports: running feet, basketballs drumming on floors, and shouts of triumph or dismay as volleyballs were slammed home.
But on one basketball court, the clamor of squeaking sneakers and balls thudding against
Both Virginia and Henrico County are facing a major housing shortage, and increasing the housing supply is the “ultimate answer,” according to Henrico state senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-16th District).
At a Dec. 17 town hall held in Henrico by the Hamkae Center – an Asian-American advocacy group based in Virginia – VanValkenburg