Virginia's Education Troubles, Homeless Shelter Demand, and a New Live Arts Show

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English - March 10, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Episode Notes

Virginia's Superintendent of Public Instruction resigned last week after being in the job for a year. What happened?
Live Arts has a new show opening this month: CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY | Live Arts
Charlottesville city schools wanted to address staffing issues by hiring formerly incarcerated people--but the General Assembly didn't touch the issue.
This winter, Charlottesville's homeless center staff is facing double the usual demand--a problem exacerbated by an extra-warm winter and rising inflation.
The General Assembly has wrapped its session, but the budget is still in limbo--and so is the state's Cannabis Control Agency.
Nuclear advocates are pushing for small, modular nuclear reactors--but there's a lot of questions about how that'd work for Virginia.