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Public Education
Virginia parents livid after gang member who threatened to murder classmate returns to school

Parents in Loudoun County, Virginia, are outraged after a student with gang connections and a history of gun violence was allowed to return to school. The student in question was… Read More

October 10, 2024
Public Education
Virginia county considers letting students carry Narcan amid rise in opioid overdoses

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is weighing a proposal to allow students to carry naloxone in school. The drug, commonly known by its retail name Narcan,… Read More

September 6, 2024
Politics
Prominent women leaving Democratic Party over education

They were fed up and just couldn’t take it anymore. That’s what four prominent women said of their decision to leave the Democratic Party, addressing a crowd at the Moms… Read More

September 4, 2024
Public Education
Schools figuring out cell phones but now must grapple with AI

More schools are banning cell phones. In a recent round of restrictions and “belt tightening,” states that previously allowed limited use of cell phones during the day are turning to… Read More

August 15, 2024
Public Education
Virginia school district tightens cellphone policy for upcoming school year

The Loudoun County School Board in Virginia has approved a stricter cellphone policy, aiming to minimize distractions and enhance students’ focus on academics. Policy 8655 bans… Read More

July 2, 2024
Public Education
Virginia school board aide, mother says proposed policy aims to shut her up about her conservative views 

The Loudoun County, Virginia school board wants to “stifle” its aides from speaking critically against the board and district, one employee says. At its recent meeting, the Loudoun County… Read More

June 24, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Moms can decide the 2024 election

The 2024 election is five months away, but pollsters and pundits are already hard at work determining which groups will play a decisive role in charting America’s future. Turn on… Read More

June 14, 2024
Public Education
More Minnesota school districts issue transgender guidelines allowing boys in girls’ spaces

(The Daily Signal) – Some Minnesota parents are expressing outrage as two more school districts there are set to issue guidelines allowing boys who say they identify as… Read More

June 12, 2024
Courts
‘Fighting parents rather than educating children’: Couple sue Colorado district for refusing to accommodate special-needs daughter

A Colorado couple are suing their school district for denying special education services to their disabled daughter. Victoria Broyles is 10 years old and requires in-home education due to a… Read More

June 6, 2024
Public Education
Ian Prior explains why school boards get bad legal advice, what parents can do about it

Having spearheaded a highly effective parent coalition in Loudoun County, Virginia, Ian Prior knows just how hard it is to push back against the education establishment. Read More

June 5, 2024