Last summer, we dug into the Virginia Department of Education’s fall enrollment data to understand the impact COVID-19 may have had on students in the region for the 2020-2021 school year, with the promise to follow up with the following year’s data.
As reported last year, many states, including Virginia, reported declines in public school enrollment for the fall of 2020. From 2019 to 2020, fall enrollment overall in Hampton Roads declined by over 4.5%, while public school enrollment in the same time period in Virginia declined by nearly 3.5%. Overall fall public school enrollment in Hampton Roads has been declining for the past 15 years at roughly .5% per year, so a slight decline would not have been out of the ordinary, but this was over eight times the 15-year average annual rate of decline. The data showed that most of the decline was concentrated primarily at the pre-K and kindergarten levels with double digit drops in enrollment.
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Each month, HRTPO staff highlights a project that is currently being implemented within the Hampton Roads region. This month, staff is highlighting the Centerville Turnpike Widening – Phase 2 project in Virginia Beach. The project will widen Centerville Turnpike from a two-lane to a four-lane undivided road from Kempsville Road to Indian River Road, a distance of 1.85 miles.
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Students in Hampton Roads headed back to the classroom in September, and it looked closer to “normal” than the past two school years did. The COVID-19 pandemic made a generational impact on education in many ways – one of which was a decline in public school enrollment. However, the school enrollment data for the last five years indicates that many schools were already seeing a decline. It’s clear that the pandemic greatly affected the 2020-2021 school year, but there may be other factors at play which contributed to the longer trend.
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We all know that people were more likely to work at home during the pandemic, but how much more? Fortunately, the US Census Bureau recently released data for 2021, and that data shows that the portion of workers working at home in Hampton Roads more than doubled for 2021 as compared to the period before the pandemic.
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It is hard to imagine life without water for bathing, cooking, cleaning up—and even enjoying an occasional beer. That is the point that askHRgreen.org wants to convey by inviting Hampton Roads breweries to participate in the annual “Imagine a Day Without Water” awareness event, October 20.
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Hampton Roads Housing Consortium Chair, Dr. Brett Sierra, announced the organization's 16th Annual Members' Housing Awards winners. These four awards recognize individuals and organizations that have contributed to improving housing conditions for the region.
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Team HRPDC took home first place in the inaugural Hampton Roads Datathon hosted by CivicLab Norfolk, an agency that promotes data-informed decision making by city staff and transparency for the community. The event, which was modeled after the Virginia Datathon, brought together 17 teams from local government agencies, non-profit organizations, universities, and others to create and share projects relating to the theme of “Analyzing, Promoting, and Protecting Biodiversity in Hampton Roads.”
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HRPDC/HRTPO In the News
(Virginian-Pilot, September 23, 2022)
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HRPDC/HRTPO Employment Opportunities
(Resumes reviewed on an ongoing basis.)
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Public Comment Opportunities |
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MATT KLEPEISZ
Communications Administrator
JOE TURNER
Communications and Web Manager
ROBERT COFIELD
Graphic and Web Designer
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Phone: 757.420.8300
Fax: 757.523.4881
TTY: 757.390.2578
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The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) and Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) fully comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. HRPDC's website, www.hrpdcva.gov, and HRTPO's website, www.hrtpo.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. HRPDC public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations when possible. Auxiliary services can be provided to individuals who submit a request at least seven days prior to a meeting. Requests made within seven days will be accommodated to the greatest extent possible. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by HRPDC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint may be in writing and filed with the HRPDC and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. For more information on HRPDC's Title VI program, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please call (757) 420-8300 or email: rcrum@hrpdcva.gov
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