All of Virginia Beach City Public Schools' (VBCPS) 82 testing sites are projected to earn state accreditation again for 2023-2024, following today's release of Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores and school quality indicators data.
All of Virginia Beach City Public Schools' (VBCPS) 82 testing sites are projected to earn state accreditation again for 2023-2024, following today's release of Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores and school quality indicators data.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools will host a Back-to-School Care Fair on Aug. 12 to help families connect with valuable resources in the division and community. Due to the tremendous popularity of this event, this year's care fair will be at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. VBCPS is also arranging bus transportation to the event for several communities.
The school division's 2023 Summer School programming will offer opportunities for elementary, middle and high school levels.
At their June 12, 2023, meeting, the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach voted to name Dr. Donald Robertson as acting superintendent.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) is celebrating more than 4,000 candidates for graduation from 11 high schools, Green Run Collegiate and Renaissance Academy from June 13 to 17.
The following graduation ceremonies will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street:
RICHMOND -- Virginia Beach Public Schools Principal Shampriest Bevel has been named the 2023 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia by a panel of principals and superintendents representing the Principal Awards Committee of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP).
The Loudoun County School Board voted to appoint Dr. Aaron Spence as the next superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools Friday afternoon.
The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 9 meeting. For the 2023-24 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $16.3 million in formula grant funds through programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).
The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 9 meeting. For the 2023-24 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $16.3 million in formula grant funds through programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).
For the 14th straight year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.
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Access College Foundation - accesscollege.org
Provides a college advisor for high school students and their parents to help with researching higher education opportunities and filing the FAFSA
American Indian Higher Education Censortium - aihec.org
Scholarships for high school students who are of American Indian descent
ASPIRA Association - aspira.org
Scholarships for high school students who are either Puerto Rican or Latino descent
INROADS - inroads.org
Scholarships for high School students that are African American, Hispanic American, or Native American interested in business and technology
NAACP - naacp.org
Scholarships for high school students who are African American
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering - nacme.org
Scholarships for high school students who are minorities and are interested in engineering, technology, and math based careers
National Urban League - nul.org
Scholarships for high school students that are African American and economically disadvantaged
United Negro College Fund - uncf.org
Scholarships for high school students that plan to go to historically black colleges and universities
Mometrix Test Preparation - mometrix.com
How college funding works, the types of scholarships available, how to find them and how to apply for them.
ACT - act.org
Most comprehensive site with college, career, ACT test information, and Discover career exploration
Black Excel - Blackexcel.org A most comprehensive scholarship list for Black students, a college help package, a reference guide to 143 historically black colleges, and a medical school help package
CollegeBoard - collegeboard.org
The College Board resource for colleges, careers, financial aid/loan information, and SAT question of the day
College Stats - collegestats.org
College search, college essay help, extensive information on financial aid and scholarships, FAFSA, virtual college tours, and more
collegexpress - collegexpress.com
Private college search, colleges also can search for you, financial aid, can enter personal information to get feedback in several categories
U.S. Department of Education - ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education - click on "College Financial target="_blank" Aid;" The Student Guide, Funding Your Education, and Looking for Student Aid
Embark - embark.com
CollegeEdge serves everyone involved in the transition to higher education
EssayEdge - essayedge.com
college application essay writing advice site on the Internet plus a free application essay help course and over 100 successful essays to see as examples
FAFSA - studentaid.gov
FAFSA on the Web (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
fastweb - fastweb.com
One of the Internet's largest free scholarship searches
finaid - finaid.org
Student Guide to Financial Aid - one of the most complete financial aid sites on the Internet
IMDiversity - IMDiversity.com
Provides minority professionals with comprehensive job seeking and career management tools
National Association for College Admission Counseling - nacacnet.org
NACAC - Parent and student info;college admissions; on-line college fairs throughout the year
My College Guide - mycollegeguide.org
College search, the common application, questions and answers about college admissions and financial aid, and financial aid information
National Junior College Athletic Association - njcaa.org
NJCAA information on scholarships and academic eligibility requirements
sallie mae - salliemae.com
Understanding financial aid and loans, scholarship search
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia - schev.edu
State Council of higher Education for Virginia (Spanish language)
Universities - universities.com
National/international college database, scholarships and grants, FAFSA information and application
Wired Scholar - wiredscholar.com
This site, operated by Sallie Mae, the educational loan lender, is another good place to start.
U.S. Air Force - airforce.com
Air Force website
Navy - navy.com
Navy website
Marines - marines.com
Marine website
U.S. Army - goarmy.com
Army website
United States Coast Guard - uscg.mil
Coast Guard website
Virginia Department of Education - doe.virginia.gov/
Virginia Department of Education website
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