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Strategies for Conserving the Green Infrastructure of Kilmarnock, Virginia
A review of a class project demonstrating environmental resilience work done in concert with the RAFT at the University of Virginia.
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The RAFT as an approach for incorporating equity into coastal resilience planning and project implementation
This paper provides an overview of the The Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool (RAFT) and how its approach incorporates equity in resilience planning and project implementation.
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LEADership Leap
Leadership Leap is a local government professional development program for first time supervisors and rising stars in their organization.
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Harrisonburg City Council reviews report of school enrollment projections
A Cooper Center study helped determine future growth in the City of Harrisonburg and how schools can prepare for it.
Rocktown Now
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Virginia’s school enrollment declined in 2018 for the first time in decades
For decades, Virginia’s public school enrollment has grown steadily along with Virginia’s population, but the results from this year’s September student count show that in 2018, Virginia’s enrollment fell by a little over 2,000 students—the first decline in enrollment since 1984. While this year’s dip in student enrollment is relatively small compared to Virginia’s total […]
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Virginia Beach council approves referendum on voting system for November ballot
A 2023 Cooper Center survey shows that 81% of residents favored the 10-1 system now up for a vote in a November referendum.
WHRO-TV (Norfolk)
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Sampling the Hard-to-Reach: Examining the Efficacy of Response-Rate Adjusted Stratified Sampling Selection
On May 16, 2025, the Center for Survey Research presented work at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO, focusing on sampling hard-to-reach populations who are often underrepresented in surveys.
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Albemarle County study reveals residential growth comes at a cost
Albemarle County commissioned a Weldon Cooper study on residential growth.
NBC29
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Why Southwest Virginia’s Population Trends Are Changing in the 2020s
A tightening labor supply will give workers more choice in who they work for, while the persistence of remote work will allow many workers more freedom in where they choose to live. That shift is creating new opportunities for rural regions like Southwest Virginia.