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At the Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative awards ceremony a Suffolk organization, two Suffolk residents and a Suffolk student were among those honored by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation this week. School of Education alum, Robert W. Harrell Jr., was named 2009 Hampton Roads Local Hero.

Graduate and undergraduate students in Dr. Gail McEachron’s Elementary and Middle Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction course gained new insights into accurately teaching about Virginia Indian history and cultures.

Gifted education is getting a review around Virginia and a new expert at the College of William and Mary is adding to the state's already strong presence in the field.

Powerful Partnerships: Connecting for Student Success was the theme for the symposium sponsored by the School of Education and the Virginia Department of Education Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at William & Mary.

The Eastern Virginia project is a subset of the National Writing Project. For the past 30 years, it has been operating a summer institute and year-round workshops at the College of William & Mary. It's one of 200 sites across the country and serves a region extending to Hampton Roads and beyond.

During the next five years, a team at the School of Ed will focus on recruiting educators and support staff already in the field who can help the developmentally challenged. It's part of a project with the U.S. Department of Education.