Hampton Roads City Guide

Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against K12 Inc.

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, on behalf of purchasers of K12, Inc. (“K12” or the “Company”) (NYSE:LRN) common stock between September 9, 2009 and December 16, 2011, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. K12 offers proprietary curriculum, software systems and educational services des

See the rest here:
Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against K12 Inc.

Planned Parenthood, Komen affiliates in Hampton Roads react to withdrawal of funds

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, the world's largest network of breast cancer survivors and activists, announced Wednesday that it would no long grant funds to Planned Parenthood Federation of America for breast health education and cancer screenings.

Read the original:
Planned Parenthood, Komen affiliates in Hampton Roads react to withdrawal of funds

Planned Parenthood takes a funding hit

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced Wednesday that it will no longer fund breast cancer prevention, screenings and education at Planned Parenthood health centers.

Go here to see the original:
Planned Parenthood takes a funding hit

Capital One Offers Credit Score Access and Tracking Tools to Journey Cardholders

MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced today the launch of Journey Credit Tracker (www.journeycredittracker.com), a new interactive online credit education tool* available exclusively for JourneySM Student Rewards Credit Card customers. The customized tool powered by Credit Karma offers Journey cardholders access to their monthly TransUnion®** credit score and profile in addition to a variety of tools to help them learn about credit – all at no cost

Original post:
Capital One Offers Credit Score Access and Tracking Tools to Journey Cardholders

Pre-Labor Day opening bill heads to House

A measure that would allow school districts to starts classes before Labor Day cleared the House Education Committee this morning by a 16-4 vote and now heads to the full House of Delegates.

Read more:
Pre-Labor Day opening bill heads to House

Earlier Start To School Year Scrapped In Virginia

A legislative priority in Gov. Bob McDonnell ‘s public education package that would allow local schools to open before Labor Day failed a major Senate panel vote Thursday, a victim of Virginia ‘s well-financed business and tourism lobbies.

Follow this link:
Earlier Start To School Year Scrapped In Virginia

Strayer University Recognized as Top Military-Friendly College

HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strayer University has been selected for inclusion in Military Advanced Education’s (MAE) 5th Annual Guide to America’s Top Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities. Strayer University is one of only 25 colleges and universities honored by MAE for five consecutive years. The MAE guide recognizes higher education institutions that go out of their way to give back to men and women in uniform. Institutions are selected based on five criteria: the number of Americ

More:
Strayer University Recognized as Top Military-Friendly College

School districts might get more testing flexibility

The House Education Committee considered a measure Monday, House Bill 224, that would direct the Virginia Board of Education to adopt regulations adding a Standards of Learning testing window before March 1, and to allow students who do not pass a test to retake it.

Read more:
School districts might get more testing flexibility

American Technology Services Launches Michigan Educational Credit Union’s New Web Site

FAIRFAX, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Technology Services, Inc. announced today the successful completion of the web site redesign project and launch of the new Michigan Educational Credit Union (MECU) web site.

View original post here:
American Technology Services Launches Michigan Educational Credit Union’s New Web Site

Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Close Transactions to Combine their Businesses

SAN FRANCISCO & FAIRFAX, Va. & WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hellman & Friedman, Datatel+SGHE, and SunGard Data Systems announced that the transactions to combine the businesses of Datatel and SunGard Higher Education have closed. It is now Datatel+SGHE.

Read more from the original source:
Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Close Transactions to Combine their Businesses

Next Page »