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Rick Barker, an area native, is the founder and president of Supply Resources, with its affiliated companies, SRI Global, Virginia Public Warehouse, and Rick Barker Properties. The flagship brand, Supply Resour...

  There are moments when it is beneficial for me to step outside of the public education realm to carefully consider the idea that public education is an investment rather than an expense.  This perspe...

Home. Webster’s defines home as “a place of origin”, or “one’s place of residence”. Though, we know the word home means much more than that. It is where one feels most comfortable and at peace. It i...

As you are well aware, the challenges of working in public education are not becoming any easier.  In fact, I am first to acknowledge that there is always a desire to improve our work and optimize our success....

The desire to help people was instilled in Robbie Woodall at an early age. Woodall grew up in the Westover Hills area of Danville where several of his neighbors were members of the Danville Life Saving Crew (DL...

You’re in a panic.  You are a little disoriented.  Your car has gone off the road and into a ditch.  You are hurting and confused.  You grab your phone and dial 911.  Then you hear that voice on the othe...

Author Ambrose Redmoon once said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”  Firefighters are very familiar with fear, and the courage t...

We are living in an era of increasing demands and diminishing resources for public schools.  In cities where there is an unwillingness to invest in public schools, the likelihood of overcoming the challenges r...

In 2012-2013, all Danville Public Schools were Fully Accredited based on Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System.  School accreditation ratings reflect student achievement on SOL tests and other a...

Abercrombie Oil Company In September of 1956, Charles Abercrombie, better known in Danville as "Mr. Charlie" opened a Phillips 66 gasoline distributorship serving four local stations. He named his new company,...

As I continue to contemplate the significance of Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System, I am compelled to consider the knowledge and skills a high school graduate should possess.  My perspective...

Are Danville students learning?  Last time, I provided a brief historical overview of Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System in an effort to help our readers understand the “hubbub” around...

Understanding school accreditation — accountability can be both confusing and daunting to many who are trying to understand how school performance is rated.  Most of us simply want to know if our schools are...