Culture
Teachers’ union exec defends remote schooling by saying learning loss made everyone ‘equal’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – 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) – A Virginia town board voted to freeze some funding to a public library while parents protest the presence of sexually explicit content in the kid’s… 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) – 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 “activist” 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 Loudoun County… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin announces funding for school safety(The Center Square) – 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 ‘off the rails’Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, says that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), while laudable a decade ago, has “gone off the rails” because of political manipulation. “The concept of DEI,… 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 too… Read More
Public Education
As school absences mount, Virginia Ed. Dept. recommended not counting them for accreditationAs absenteeism plagues Virginia’s public schools, the state’s Board of Education voted to reject the Department of Education’s recommendation absences not be factored into accreditation. The board rejected the proposal… 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 overt sexual material. 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 unnamed teacher's… 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 bathrooms. 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 to maintain… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Virginia parents’ lawsuit can continue against Loudoun schools over bias incident reporting form, court rules(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit made by Loudoun County, Virginia, parents against their public school system… Read More
Public Education
Public school districts from Denver to Loudoun County are failing their special education studentsA Colorado investigation recently found that Denver Public Schools violated federal requirements for special education, failing over 1,000 disabled students in the process. A complaint filed with the Colorado Department… Read More
Culture
George Mason university president defends invitation to Gov. Youngkin for commencement speechAmid some student backlash, the president of Virginia's George Mason University is standing behind the decision to invite Gov. Glenn Youngkin to speak at commencement. “As president of the largest… Read More
Public Education
After challenge, Virginia school district to remove 14 sexually explicit books from libraries to comply with state lawFourteen books will be removed this week from libraries in Spotsylvania County Public Schools following a formal challenge process initiated by a parent. In a district memorandum obtained by… Read More
Christian Schools, Opinion
Without Sage’s Law, private Christian schools are worth the costThe public school establishment increasingly views involved parents as the enemy to effective education. Last month, the Virginia General Assembly killed a bill, HB 2432, which would have required… Read More
Culture, Public Education
In new book, Ian Prior pulls back the curtain on the parental battle against corrupt Loudoun County SchoolsGround zero of the national parents’ rights movement is Loudoun County, Virginia, where attorney Ian Prior and other parents fought an uphill battle against a corrupt school board and superintendent. Read More