When will we Address Gun Violence?
On the anniversary of the Uvalde mass shooting that took the lives of nineteen Robb elementary students and two teachers, we find...
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Jenna White
- May 18
- 1 min
Schools out, but no summer break for 4 Public Education!
4 Public Education (4PE) announces the launch of their first major fundraising campaign, Summer Sendoff Campaign. While the end of this...
Cheryl Binkley
- May 11
- 1 min
Teacher Appreciation Week 2.0
Some teachers will get gift cards, or mugs or flowers. Some will get a child’s smile or no notice at all. What would really say teachers...
Vanessa Hall
- May 3
- 2 min
Put Mental Health First
One in six kids aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year, and half of all mental health conditions begin by age 14 with up...
Marianne Burke
- Apr 27
- 4 min
Political drama over Virginia History Standards
Finally! On April 20, 2023 the revised Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (History SOL) was approved by the...
Cheryl Binkley
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Youngkin's Lab Schools: So Many Problems, Where to Even Start?
The following is a transcript of remarks made by 4 PE's Cheryl Binkley made to the Virginia Board of Education at their meeting on April...
Marianne Burke
- Apr 12
- 3 min
At the Statehouse: Budget Reconciliation and More
The General Assembly reconvenes in Richmond on April 12th to address unfinished legislative business. There are three major items on the...
Vanessa Hall
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Exercise your Rights, Parents!
Last week, Republicans passed a “Parent’s Bill of Rights” in the House, which is likely to fail in the Senate. Democrats and some...
Marianne Burke and Vanessa Hall
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Education or Indoctrination? Review of the Virginia History Standards Hearings
By the time you read this blog, public input will be closed for the Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (History...
Vanessa Hall
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Our Schools are not Your Battleground: CNN Town Hall Review
CNN did no one any favors by framing the Youngkin Town Hall as “The War Over Education with Glenn Youngkin,” yet to many watching, it...
Anjy Cramer
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Los SRO no son la Solución para Tener Escuelas Seguras
Redacte este correo electrónico en medio de varias tragedias estudiantiles que afectaron a las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington hace unas...
Holly Hazard
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Speak Out Against Revisionist History in Virginia
UPDATE: Please provide written input on the Virginia History SOLs before the March 21st deadline. March 13th-March 21st, the Virginia...
Marianne Burke
- Mar 1
- 2 min
At the Statehouse: Week 7 (Finally!)
The 2023 General Assembly adjourned on Saturday, February 25th. During this session, things played out as predicted for a divided...
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- Mar 1
- 4 min
No Family is Immune from Opioids
Like many in my upper middle-class community, I felt that my family was immune from drug addiction, but when my daughter was a senior in...
Anjy Cramer
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Look Beyond SROs for Safe Schools
I'm an Arlington parent who wrote this email in the midst of several student tragedies engulfing Arlington Public Schools a few weeks...
Marianne Burke
- Feb 22
- 2 min
At the Statehouse, Week 6
After the General Assembly adjourns on February 25, 2023, all bills that pass both chambers will go to the Governor for his signature or...
Vanessa Hall
- Feb 21
- 2 min
These Problems Can't Solve Themselves
The 2023 Virginia General Assembly is coming to an end, yet Richmond continues to foment the culture wars by trying to remove history...
Marianne Burke
- Feb 16
- 1 min
At the Statehouse: Bills Still Active, Week 5
At this the first full week after Crossover, only five of our original 29 priority bills remain active. We oppose three of those bills...
4PE Team
- Feb 14
- 1 min
4 Reasons We Love our Schools
They work to include all students, no matter the income, race, country of origin, ability, or gender. Our schools work to support each...
Holly Hazard
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Speak Out Against Proposed VDOE History & Social Studies Standards
The new, proposed, history and social studies Standards of Learning (SOL) are moving forward despite almost universal condemnation from...
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