The Virginia Board of Education will hold public hearings on the proposed revised History and Social Science Standards of Learning. The Standards of Learning identify the essential content, processes, and skills for grade levels and subject courses. The proposed History and Social Science Standards of Learning can be accessed on the Virginia Department of Education’s website. Public comment regarding the proposed revised Standards of Learning may be offered through public hearings of public comment through the Virginia Department of Education website. 

Each public hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. Registration of speakers will begin at 6:30 p.m. Speakers will have three minutes to speak and should bring copies of their comments for the Board of Education. The public hearings will be held at the following locations:

Monday, March 13, 2023

Jamestown Settlement

2110 Jamestown Rd

Williamsburg, VA

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

George Washington’s Mount Vernon      

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway          

Mount Vernon, VA                                                                                 

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Piedmont Community College

501 College Drive

Charlottesville, VA

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

O. Winston Link & History Museum of Western Virginia

101 Shenandoah Ave NE

Roanoke, VA

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Monday, March 20, 2023 

Southwest Higher Education Center 

1 Partnership Circle

Abingdon, VA

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Robert Russa Moton Museum

900 Griffin Blvd

Farmville, VA

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For additional information about the proposed revised History and Social Science Standards of Learning, contact Christonya Brown by email at christonya.brown@doe.virginia.gov.