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With a new law mandating that school administrators be evaluated every year, a national organization has started training school leaders in Virginia to improve school climate, teacher effectiveness and student outcomes. The National Institute of School Leadership has begun its Executive Development Program in Virginia, with the goal of giving principals the knowledge and skills they need to be leaders and to improve student achievement in their schools.

RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed an executive directive to create a center that will foster collaboration among government agencies in providing behavioral health and justice services for people with mental illnesses or other problems. McAuliffe announced the establishment of the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice during the final meeting of the Governor's Task Force for Improving Mental Health Services and Crisis Response.