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A Place to Learn and Grow

Roanoke’s Higher Education Center makes programs available to families across Roanoke thanks to distance learning and more.

Radio IQ Launches New Podcast Series “Memory Wars”

Radio IQ has launched a new podcast series called "Memory Wars," exploring Germany's history and how it applies to America's own legacy.

Blue Ridge Literacy Receives Grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Blue Ridge Literacy has received a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to continue adult English literacy programs.

VWCC Acquires Virtual Technology for Future Radiologists

Pandemic relief funds offer students remote learning and practice.

VWCC Student Awarded Prestigious Community College Transfer Scholarship

Lukas Havenstein, a student at Virginia Western Community College, is one of 100 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

Local Baking Champion Gets Blue Ridge PBS Show

Thirteen-year-old Taylor Pusha, winner of Food Network's holiday-themed Kids Baking Championship, will host a weekly cooking show on Blue Ridge PBS' ECHO.

Leadership Under Unusual Circumstances

Meet Botetourt County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Jonathan Russ.

Read This!

Melrose library associate Antinette Beane shares her favorite books for kids.

Surviving and Thriving

Four first-year teachers share their experience of an unusual year.

Collaboration, Compassion and Creativity

How students and teachers are overcoming the obstacles of COVID-19 for education in Virginia’s Blue Ridge.

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A Place to Learn and Grow

Roanoke’s Higher Education Center makes programs available to families across Roanoke thanks to distance learning and more.
Mallory Noe-Payne with co-host Michael Paul Williams.

Radio IQ Launches New Podcast Series “Memory Wars”

Radio IQ has launched a new podcast series called "Memory Wars," exploring Germany's history and how it applies to America's own legacy.
With a focus on Functional Literacy Skills, BRL’s ESOL class programs provide adult learners with the reading, writing, and English communication skills they need to interact and operate in everyday settings and to make long-term plans so they can improve living conditions for themselves and their families.

Blue Ridge Literacy Receives Grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Blue Ridge Literacy has received a generous grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to continue adult English literacy programs.
VERT creates a virtual radiation lab environment where students can practice skills and complete assessments.

VWCC Acquires Virtual Technology for Future Radiologists

Pandemic relief funds offer students remote learning and practice.
Robert Sandel (left) and Lukas Havenstein

VWCC Student Awarded Prestigious Community College Transfer Scholarship

Lukas Havenstein, a student at Virginia Western Community College, is one of 100 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Taylor Pusha of “Taylor Thyme”

Local Baking Champion Gets Blue Ridge PBS Show

Thirteen-year-old Taylor Pusha, winner of Food Network's holiday-themed Kids Baking Championship, will host a weekly cooking show on Blue Ridge PBS' ECHO.
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Leadership Under Unusual Circumstances

Meet Botetourt County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Jonathan Russ.
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Read This!

Melrose library associate Antinette Beane shares her favorite books for kids.
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Surviving and Thriving

Four first-year teachers share their experience of an unusual year.
A Roanoke City Public Schools student uses her computer to complete an in-class assignment.

Collaboration, Compassion and Creativity

How students and teachers are overcoming the obstacles of COVID-19 for education in Virginia’s Blue Ridge.
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