Public Education
Youngkin amends bills to prevent tax increase, force school board election(The Center Square) â Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed amendments to more than 100 bills that passed the General Assembly, including amendments to prevent a potential tax hike, to force… Read More
Public Education
Court: Virginia county canât enforce mask rules, must expunge punishments(The Center Square) â A court ordered that Loudoun County, Virginia Public Schools cannot enforce its mask mandate on students and will need to expunge studentsâ records if they had… Read More
Christian Schools, Homeschools, Public Education
Are Christian-schooled kids sheltered â or is it public school students?Are Christian-schooled and homeschooled students sheltered from the ârealâ world â or are they merely being well-prepared to face it? In many ways itâs both, those… Read More
Public Education
Dozens of students suspended in two VA school districts for not wearing masksFifty-three students in two Virginia school districts were suspended this week for going to school without a mask. The schoolsâ draconian measures violate Gov. Glenn Youngkinâs executive order… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling numbers surge in Virginia during pandemic and public education conflictAfter two years of extraordinary growth, approximately 62,000 homeschool families in Virginia now represent about 5 percent of the state’s total public school enrollment â one of the… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Youngkin signs executive orders on education, ensures parental rights in first day in officeGlenn Youngkin was sworn in on Saturday as Virginiaâs 74th governor. On his first day in office he enacted 11 Executive Orders, and as promised, a significant portion… Read More
Public Education
Parents left reeling after district reviews, keeps inappropriate content in school libraryAs Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) decided to remove the sexually explicit book, Gender Queer, from the districtâs school library shelves, the neighboring school district in Fairfax County… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools forcing all of its schools to adopt gender neutral bathroomsThe Chicago Public School system is now requiring its schools to adopt new signage to make their bathrooms âmore inclusiveâ. The requirement allows students to use the bathroom… Read More
Public Education
Glenn Youngkin campaign strategist discusses the impact of victoryGlenn Youngkinâs win in the Virginia governorâs race put parents and education at the center of American politics. Youngkin defeated the Democratic candidate,… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration aims to rollback Trump-era effort to catalog teacher sex crimesLast Thursday, the Department of Education proposed changes to its data collection for this school year, including a rolling back of a Trump-era policy to collect data on teacher-on-student sexual… Read More