Culture
Pivotal parental rights bill to face an uphill battle in the Virginia Senate(Daily Caller) â Republicans are facing an uphill battle in the Virginia Senate getting Sageâs Law, a bill which requires parental notification of a childâs sex transition, to the governorâs… Read More
Public Education
Racially-targeted Asian mom, engineer, sacked from Virginiaâs BOE as ânot qualifiedâ by liberal lawmakersVirginia Democrats voted along party lines to oust a parent who was appointed to the Virginia Board of Education (BOE), claiming she wasnât qualified. âThey voted to remove… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Students return to Virginia school after shooting; injured teacher to sueStudents are returning to class Monday at a Virginia elementary school where a teacher was shot by a 6-year-old student. That teacher intends to sue. Abby Zwerner, a… Read More
Culture
School officialsâ maniacal focus on equity should shift to academic preparation(The Sentinel) â Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently blasted Fairfax County school officials for their maniacal focus on equity after they withheld national merit award information from students until scholarship… Read More
Culture
Library offers controversial activist $35,350 in taxpayer money for hour-long speech(Daily Caller) â New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the 1619 project, has reportedly been offered $35,350 for a lecture at a local library. Public library officials… Read More
Public Education
Former teachers’ union president charged with embezzling $400,000(Daily Caller) â The former president of a Virginia teachers’ union was arrested and charged with embezzlement from the organization on Monday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Ingrid… Read More
Legislation
As school choice advances elsewhere, progress is slow in Virginia House(The Center Square) â The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted to âpass by indefinitelyâ on three school choice bills by Republican lawmakers Thursday â a signal other… Read More
Culture, Public Education
The shocking true story of how school and state officials took a girl from her parents, allowing her to be trafficked twice and relentlessly abused in the name of gender ideologySchool and child welfare officials in Virginia, blinded by radical gender ideology, allowed a 14-year-old girl to be sex trafficked twice and horrifically abused in an unfathomable chain of events. Read More
Public Education
School district claims ‘oversight’ led to delay of National Merit notifications(The Center Square) â Stafford County Public Schools is the latest to join a growing list of Virginia school districts who have acknowledged providing delayed notification of National Merit commendations… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Youngkin backs student merit notification bill for Virginia schools(The Center Square) â Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is backing a legislative proposal requiring schools to promptly inform students and parents of awards, including from the National Merit… Read More
Public Education
17 northern Virginia schools withheld Merit awards from mostly Asian students as Gov. Youngkin calls for legislation(Daily Caller) â At least 17 northern Virginia schools have admitted to withholding National Merit awards from their students as the governor calls for legislation to require that students and… Read More
Culture
Americans are rethinking education prioritiesWhen it comes to education, the American public has some new priorities. In the wake of the pandemic, 55% of Americans agree schools should be rethinking how they… Read More
Legislation
School choice bill clears first hurdle in Virginia House(The Center Square) â A bill backed by Virginia Republican lawmakers to create âEducation Success Accountsâ to help parents pay for education expenses â including private school tuition â… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Study finds majority of parents considered switching schools for their kids; many want more informationIn the past year, more than half of parents considered a different school for their children, a new study revealed. Rates were highest among African… Read More
Public Education
âManiacal focus on equal outcomesâ: Gov. Glenn Youngkin slams liberal educators for withholding merit awards(Daily Caller) â Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday slammed liberal educatorsâ âmaniacal focus on equal outcomesâ after a number of schools in the state withheld merit awards from… Read More
Public Education
Virginia attorney general expands civil rights investigation to all of Fairfax County Public Schools(The Center Square) â Virginiaâs attorney general announced Monday that he will expand his investigation into Thomas Jefferson High School to the entire Fairfax County Public Schools system, after… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Loudoun County man arrested for protesting school board meeting found not guilty(Daily Caller) â A Virginia resident who was arrested for âtrespassingâ after protesting at a 2021 school board meeting was found not guilty on Wednesday, he told the Daily Caller… Read More
Legislation
Several school choice bills pre-filed in Virginia legislature(The Center Square) â Proposed education bills having to do with âparental choiceâ and âparental rightsâ could spark debate among lawmakers after the Virginia General Assembly convenes the 2023… Read More
Public Education
Virginia AG launches two civil rights investigations into high school(The Center Square) â Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday civil rights investigations into allegations Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology withheld national awards from students, potentially costing… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin calls for investigation into Virginia high school after allegations(The Center Square) â Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is calling for an investigation into the leadership of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology following recent allegations school… Read More