Christian Schools
West Virginia church opens microschool, triples enrollment in two yearsWhen West Virginiaâs Expression Prep Academy opened with 15 students in 2022, its team had already overcome significant challenges just to launch in time for the school year. âWe started… Read More
Public Education
VCU, Richmond high school form first lab school in commonwealth(The Center Square) â The Virginia Board of Education has approved the first lab school in the state, something Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been pushing for since he took office. Read More
Public Education
School safety forum brings educators, law enforcement together(The Center Square) â More than 1,100 people registered to attend the 2023 Virginia School Safety Training Forum, which will address roughly 20 topics pertaining to school safety and student well-being. Read More
Christian Schools
Former public school teacher opens Christian microschool, reaches maximum capacity after one yearWhen Mercedes Grant tried opening a Virginia microschool in July 2022, she organized meetups and small classes to generate interest. But no one signed up for months. âI knew I… Read More
Public Education
School board passes âequity policyâ that distributes resources based on studentsâ âmarginalizationâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Fairfax County Public School Board unanimously passed an equity policy on Monday that will allocate resources to students based on their level of âmarginalization.â Under… Read More
Culture
Teachers’ union exec defends remote schooling by saying learning loss made everyone âequalâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An executive board member of a Virginia teachers union defended remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with ProPublica, saying that the learning… Read More
Culture
Town board partially freezes public library funding amid parent protests over sexually explicit books for kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Virginia town board voted to freeze some funding to a public library while parents protest the presence of sexually explicit content in the kidâs… Read More
Courts
Teacher shot by 1st-grader in Virginia has been fired by school after filing suit, says attorneyThe Virginia teacher who was shot by a first-grader has been fired in what her attorney says might be retaliation for her lawsuit against the school. In January, Richneck Elementary School… Read More
Courts
Virginia school district at center of sexual assault scandal ordered to turn over internal records(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A circuit court judge ordered Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia Tuesday to give its review of an internal investigation into two student sexual assaults… Read More
Courts
Federal court reinstates admissions policy found to have anti-Asian bias in Virginia schoolA federal appeals court reinstated admission policies at a Virginia high school that allows race-based policies critics say discriminate against Asian Americans. Previously, a lower court found that the admission… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County âactivistâ Facebook group contains death threats against parents opposed to LGBT ideologyA Loudon County, Virginia Facebook group is being investigated after members allegedly made death threats against parents who spoke against LGBT ideology at local school board meetings. “The… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin announces funding for school safety(The Center Square) â Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced a grant program to improve student safety by beefing up security infrastructures in schools of higher needs. The Stronger Connections… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gov. Youngkin: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion went âoff the rails’Virginiaâs Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, says that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), while laudable a decade ago, has âgone off the railsâ because of political manipulation. âThe concept… Read More
Public Education
Critics and parents blast Planned Parenthood sex ed program proposed for Virginia districtThe City of Norfolk Public School Board is planning on adopting a sex ed curriculum developed by top U.S. abortion provider Planned Parenthood, material parents and critics say is… Read More
Public Education
Critics and parents blast Planned Parenthood sex ed program proposed for Virginia districtThe City of Norfolk Public School Board is planning on adopting a sex ed curriculum developed by top U.S. abortion provider Planned Parenthood, material parents and critics say is… Read More
Public Education
As school absences mount, Virginia Ed. Dept. recommended not counting them for accreditationAs absenteeism plagues Virginiaâs public schools, the stateâs Board of Education voted to reject the Department of Educationâs recommendation absences not be factored into accreditation. The board rejected… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia school district upholds parental rights on sex book after challenge by ACLUA school district superintendent is standing firm after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent him a warning letter when the district removed 14 books containing… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Loudoun County teacher banned from putting Bible verse in email signatureA Loudoun County Public Schools teacher was banned from including a Bible verse in her email signature in what one legal group calls a First Amendment violation. The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Multi-million-dollar trans bathroom plan for Loudoun County schools panned by criticsLoudon County Public Schools (LCPS) is again making headlines for bad reasons after a Virginia father took the district to task for its $11 million renovation plan for transgender… Read More
Public Education
The high price of teacher unionization in Loudoun CountyTeachers are not the only ones who will receive a pay bump at Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) next fall. Hidden within the nearly $30 million dollar increase… Read More