Government
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, Government
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
Government
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
Culture, Public Education
Loudoun County parentâs use of Bible verse at board meeting sparks a ‘hate speech’ petitionAfter a Loudoun County parent paraphrased a passage from the Bible during a school board meeting, another resident responded with a petition to ban âhate speech.â At a… Read More
Public Education
High School for the gifted withholds notification of National Merit Scholar awards in the name of ‘equity’Parents with children attending a top-ranked Virginia high school were shocked to discover administrators withheld notifications of National Merit Scholar awards for years. Thomas Jefferson High School for… Read More
Public Education
Ex-High School Teacher Faces 20 Child Pornography Charges(Daily Caller) â A former high school teacher is facing 32 sex crime charges, including 20 counts of possessing child pornography, following an ongoing investigation, according to ABC affiliate 13… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Loudoun County school superintendent, spokesman indicted for lying about transgender sex assaultsA grand jury has indicted the former Loudoun County school superintendent and spokesman on multiple counts for their roles in covering up transgender sex assaults in 2021. Recently… Read More
Public Education
âUnconditional Surrenderâ: Parents Demand Loudoun County School Board Members Resign Following Grand Jury Report(Daily Caller) â Parents demanded Loudoun County School Board members resign on Tuesday following the release of a special grand jury report, the Daily Caller News Foundation observed. Loudoun County… Read More
Culture
Virginia Christian group banned by restaurant at last minute over its ‘unsafe’ religious beliefsA conservative Christian nonprofit had an event suddenly canceled by a Virginia restaurant due to fears over what the staff alleged felt are âunsafeâ beliefs. The Family… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County School Board will discuss sexual assault report at next meeting(The Center Square) â After a special grand jury released a report on how the Loudoun County School Board handled two sexual assaults in their schools, the board announced… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County school superintendent sacked after grand jury condemns handling of transgender sex assaults that sparked parentsâ movementFirst it âdropped the ballâ in two sexual assaults of girls by a transgender student. Now the Loudoun County school board has dropped the hammer â… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Special grand jury concludes Loudoun County Public Schools âdropped the ballâ on student safety(Daily Caller) â A nine-member grand jury in Virginia concluded that a public school district âdropped the ballâ on student safety after multiple sexual assaults took place in the school… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district now must tell parents when sexually explicit content is in school curriculum(Daily Caller) â Loudoun County School Board passed a policy on Tuesday that requires schools to tell parents when sexually explicit content is in classroom curriculum. The … Read More
Culture
Virginia lawmaker files bill to ban transgender procedures for minors(The Center Square) â A Republican Virginia lawmaker introduced legislation for the 2023 legislative session that would ban any type of transgender procedures or drugs for minors in the commonwealth. Read More
Public Education
Supreme Court denies school districtâs request for review of sexual assault caseA Virginia school districtâs appeal that it shouldnât be held liable in a sexual assault case involving two students was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Read More