At the Statehouse: Education Bill Crossover, Week 4
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 is the Crossover deadline in Richmond for the 2023 General Assembly. Advocacy by the public has been successful.
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Cheryl Binkley
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Jillian Balow has to go
The below was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 4th, 2023. When Jillian Balow arrived in January 2022 as state...
Marianne Burke
- Jan 31
- 1 min
At the Statehouse: Priority Education Bills, Week 3
Things continue to be hectic in the General Assembly with the House and Senate both trying to finish hearing bills before crossover (to...
Melissa Alfano
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Three Strikes and You’re Out (of the School System)
UPDATE: The bill will move to the Senate over the Feb 4th weekend. Please call your Virgnia senator's office now to ask them to "Just say...
Marianne Burke
- Jan 24
- 2 min
At the Statehouse: Priority Education Bills, Week 2
If it is the end of January in Richmond, Virginia, then the General Assembly is in session. The General Assembly consists of state...
Holly Hazard
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Your Finger is Your Superpower!
In Virginia, we have a limited, but frenzied, time in which to influence legislation at the Statehouse. This year the legislature runs...
Marianne Burke
- Jan 17
- 2 min
At the Statehouse: Priority Education Bills, Week 1
We are fortunate in Virginia to now have a surplus in our budget. We are pleased to have legislators who advocate to apply that surplus...
Vanessa Hall
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Equity and Merit Should Coexist
I’m dismayed by recent news about FCPS…that delayed paper certificates are taking priority over critical needs of all of our students and...
Holly Hazard
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Thomas Jefferson's late National Merit notice is not a catastrophe
As printed in the Washington Post Opinion Section on Sunday, January 8th, 2023. Regarding the Jan. 5 Metro article “Va. AG will start...
Vanessa Hall
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Resolutions for a Great Year in Education
Please share your resolution or public education goals for the year.
4publiceducation.org would love to hear from you.
Cheryl Binkley
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
2022 a Year 4 Public Education
As we close out 2002 we also reach the milestone of our 1st anniversary! 4 Public Education was launched this time last year, after a...
Ric Clayton
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Is School Funding for the Arts Worth it?
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) constructs satellite Gross Domestic Product accounts which look at the contributions of certain...
Marianne Burke
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Call to Action- History & Social Studies SOLs
Virginia Organizations and Community Leaders call for the Virginia Board of Education to Pass the August 2022 version of the proposed...
Holly Hazard
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Strings of Lies
Before we begin, please take the following multiple choice exam: On November 17th, when the Virginia Superintendent of Schools presented...
Holly Hazard
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
An Apple for this Educator
Earlier this month, representatives for 4 Public Education met with Dr. Michelle Reid, the new superintendent for Fairfax County Public...
Vanessa Hall
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Not your Mother’s Sex Ed
Do you remember learning about sex ed in school when you were a teen? I do. Not only do I remember the cheesy heavy-handed after-school...
4PE Team
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Vote for Democracy on Election Day
4PublicEducation.org champions public schools as the cornerstone of a healthy democracy and the right for every child to an exceptional...
Jenna White
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Statement Regarding FCPS School Board Member Karen Keys-Gamarra
4 Public Education strongly opposes ableism in all of its forms whether in the classroom or in public, which includes the use of slurs...
Vanessa Hall
- Oct 26, 2022
- 4 min
Undermining Public Education: Efforts to Defund and Dismantle Your Public School (Part 2)
Dark money's influence on public education is not new. For decades, groups funded by billionaires have worked to push policies and...
4PE Team
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Joint Statement on the FCPS Teach Truth Resolution
October 26, 2022 4 Public Education, Fairfax Federation of Teachers, Fairfax Education Association, Stand and Deliver and FCPS Pride...
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