Virginia Tech professor says marginalized students need protection should the US Education Department be eliminated Clark Palmer March 24, 2025 1 minute read A Virginia Tech education expert says marginalized students should be protected in the event the US Department of Education is eliminated. More from WFIR’s Clark Palmer. Share: Post navigation Previous: Local playwright describes his latest work as “a family, a funeral and a lifetime of junk to sort through.”Next: Blue Ridge Marathon is back April 12 Related Stories Plays, plays everywhere … and a closing night artist reception and lecture at Hollins Gene Marrano July 22, 2026 19 years later, the Excel Center Adult High School helps her graduate with a hard-earned diploma Gene Marrano July 21, 2026 Excel Center will welcome more students; holding job fairs as well Gene Marrano July 21, 2026