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FCPS Rallies in Support of Transgender Students
On August 15, 2023, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid made an official statement after community members expressed concern about...
Vanessa Hall
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Speaking out Against Hate at the VA BOE
Although it was nowhere on the Virginia Board of Education agenda, nearly all public input today, July 27, 2023, was about Youngkin's...
4PE Team
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Reject Youngkin's "Don't Be Trans" School Policies
Last week, Glenn Youngkin’s Department of Education released their so-called “ Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect...
Vanessa Hall
Jul 27, 20233 min read
With the Truth, We will Win
Hi, My name is Emily Ocasio and the last time I was speaking here it was the 2nd annual women’s summit and I was just 14. You may...
Emily Ocasio
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Inspirational 2023 Women's Summit
It is hard to describe how inspired we felt after last weekend's 2023 Network NOVA Women's Summit after: Rubbing elbows with those who...
Vanessa Hall
Jul 22, 20231 min read
Never Stop Learning: Join us at the Network NOVA Women's Summit
Mark your calendars for July 22nd—and be there! As we know, learning doesn’t stop with the end of a semester, or the end of a degree. We...
Holly Hazard
Jun 28, 20232 min read
We are Not Fine: One Student's Struggle with Suicide
Meg, an eighth grader, has struggled with suicide. After seeking help, they bravely share their experience to the Fairfax County School...
Meg, guest student blogger
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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...
Vanessa Hall
May 24, 20231 min read
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...
Jenna White
May 18, 20231 min read
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...
Cheryl Binkley
May 11, 20231 min read
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...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Apr 27, 20234 min read
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...
Marianne Burke (PhD) and Vanessa Hall
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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...
Anjy Cramer
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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...
Anjy Cramer
Feb 27, 20233 min read
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...
Vanessa Hall
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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...
Holly Hazard
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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...
Vanessa Hall
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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...
Cheryl Binkley
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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...
Vanessa Hall
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Latest Youngkin Action to Undermine Public Education and Put Children At Risk
4 Public Education strongly condemns the recent policy directive of Governor Youngkin’s Department of Education to reverse guidelines.
Holly Hazard
Sep 18, 20222 min read
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FCPS Blows Apart the "Abortion Scandal" Manufactured for the 2025 Election Cycle
Republican operatives published about a supposed abortion scandal at a local high school as an “October Surprise.” A legal investigation finds major discrepancies between their stories and the truth.
With Amicus Briefs like These, Who Serves Virginians?
AG Miyares intervenes on behalf of a significant number of America First Legal cases. It begs the question: is Miyares working for Virginians or Project 2025?
Why is Winsome Earle-Sears Disparaging Virginia Students?
Uncover the truth about Lt. Governor Earle-Sears' misleading claims about student achievement. Do her misleading statistics help her politically? You decide whether our students should be used as political pawns.
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