Education News – Page 31 – Virgin Islands Free Press

All U.S. Virgin Islands Public Schools Closed Tomorrow Due To Anticipated Bad Weather

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — All Virgin Islands Department of Education schools, in addition to the Virgin Islands Virtual Academy Program, will be closed tomorrow due to the remnants of Hurricane Fiona…

John McCarthy September 18, 2022

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CHS Put On Brief Lockdown During Police Operation In Clifton Hill

KINGSHILL| — The St. Croix Central High School was briefly placed on lockdown today while VIPD officers conducted an operation in the nearby Clifton Hill community. All students and staff…

John McCarthy September 12, 2022

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Initiatives Help To Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy

The Community of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has recently been honored with an invitation to serve as an affiliate Center for the Book. The Center for the Book was originally founded…

John McCarthy September 6, 2022

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CAHS School Monitor Faces Possible Life Sentence For Sex With Students On Camera

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury returned an Indictment today charging Alfredo Bruce Smith, 51, of St. Thomas, with twenty counts of charges including production of child pornography, coercion…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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Prince Charles Guest Edits Black British Newspaper

LONDON — Britain's Prince Charles has guest edited an edition of the country's only Black newspaper to mark its 40th anniversary, honoring the contributions of African-Caribbean communities to the arts…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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DHS Says P-EBT Benefits Are Available For Children Enrolled In School Years 2021-2022

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has approved the Virgin Islands School Year 2021-2022…

John McCarthy August 18, 2022

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UVI Gets $1M NSF Award to Support Marine Science Studies

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands has received a $1 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support UVI students who wish to pursue a…

John McCarthy August 16, 2022

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Schedule of Events Honoring Governor Charles W. Turnbull

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Here is the schedule of events in honor of Governor Charles W. Turnbull, whose body will lie in state at The Battery on St. John today and at…

John McCarthy August 11, 2022

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VIDOJ To Host DADS Take Your Child to School Day On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Justice Department’s Access and Visitation Program and Paternity and Child Support Division is partnering with the Department of Education in the national initiative for…

John McCarthy August 6, 2022

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Panama Teachers End Long Strike That Set Off Wider Protests

PANAMA CITY — Panama’s teachers will return to the classroom today after a month-long strike supported by a number of other sectors that blocked commerce and snarled the capital with…

John McCarthy August 2, 2022