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When the Attack is on History is About Controlling the Future
Explore the impact of recent attacks on Black history and its implications. Learn how defending Black history helps us shape OUR future.

Vanessa Hall
Feb 273 min read


A Week in the Trenches Dodging Bullet Points
Speaking up from the trenches, teachers share their five bullet points, in light of the federal battle against education.

Vanessa Hall
Feb 275 min read


At the Statehouse: End of General Assembly Session
The 2025 General Assembly Session ended on February 22. Sadly, bills that called for improved funding for public education were defeated...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 263 min read


At the Statehouse: Few Priority Education Bills Remain and Budget Negotiations are Impending
February 4th was Crossover, which is the last day for each chamber to act on its own bills. After that date, all bills that passed in...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 134 min read


Eliminating the US Department of Education will do more Damage than You Realize
More than ever we must recognize and protect the U.S Department of Education. Don't let them dismantle our students' future.

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 134 min read


VHSL Buckles and Decides to Exclude Athletes
In a surprising reversal, the Virginia High School League (VHSL), announced on Monday, February 8th that it was capitulating to Trump’s...

Vanessa Hall
Feb 133 min read


Wrestling the Dept of Education from Incompetence
Thursday Feb. 13, 2025 at 10 am Linda McMahon will testify at her Senate confirmation hearing When I googled Linda McMahon for her...

Cheryl Binkley
Feb 123 min read


Real and Presidential Danger to Public Education
Executive Orders Harming Public Education If you’ve been hiding under a rock (or your bed), you may have missed the news of the myriad of...

Vanessa Hall
Feb 65 min read


How Fairfax County Public Schools are responding to Anti-Refugee Policies
Discover how Fairfax County Public Schools are safeguarding students amid chaotic, national anti-refugee policies.

Cheryl Binkley
Feb 32 min read


Support LGBTQIA Students and Their Peers by Protecting Sex Education
Join the FLE Committee on February 12th from 7-9pm at Gatehouse It is a year with a number in it, so you can be sure that Fairfax Public...

Vanessa Hall
Feb 32 min read


Keep Funding and Freedom To Learn in Our Public Schools. Act Now.
Contact Congress about Two Anti-Public School Executive Orders Two recent federal Executive Orders (EOs) on public education have been...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 34 min read


Attacks on Equity Offices are Attacks on the Students they Serve
Our Students, Staff, and Families need the Equity Office If you’ve been reading the news in the last two weeks, it is pretty clear that...

Vanessa Hall
Feb 26 min read


DEI is Civil Rights
DEmyst-I-fied from a K-12 Perspective Author's Forward: (January 31, 2025): Earlier this week, 4PE approached me about republishing my...

Anjy Cramer
Feb 17 min read
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Contact Your Legislators And Say "NO" to the Newest Voucher Scheme
They hid voucher funding in the Educational Choice for Children Act. Contact Your Legislators and Say "NO" to the Voucher Bill because you love your public school!


Teaching in the Time of...2025
Teacher Appreciation Week 2025. Can it compensate for the unreal reality of Teachers in 2025? Show REAL appreciation for teachers beyond small tokens.


U.S. Dept of Education Demands "anti-DEI" Certification in Exchange for Student Funding
Explore the U.S. Dept of Education's controversial (and failed) anti-DEI certification demand. Why are they playing chicken with school funding and our students' education?
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