Funding Aims to Improve Teaching and Raise Achievement Roanoke, Va.

Grant Will Train Teachers on Use Of Verizon's Thinkfinity.org Educational Resources RICHMOND, Va., Feb.

By David Harrison david.harrison@roanoke.com 777-3523 All but 10 schools in the Roanoke region earned state accreditation this year, based on Standards of Learning tests administered in the 2007-08 school year. Seven of those that missed accreditation were in Roanoke.

By Anna L.

VIRGINIA BEACH'S school leaders have embraced a refreshing idea: They want students to be able to think for themselves and solve problems. Over the weekend, the School Board endorsed a plan to shift teaching priorities from testing to critical thinking.