Project 2025 is Coming for Our Schools
Public education is on the ballot this November The outcome of the next presidential election is destined to influence K-12 public...
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Vanessa Hall
- Aug 8
- 5 min
VDOE's Accreditation Overhaul: An Unnecessary Risk for Schools
Accountability Standard Scheme Intends to Make our Schools Sub-Standard While the Commonwealth was preparing for the end of the school...
Vanessa Hall
- Jul 24
- 8 min
Escuela Primaria Bucknell: Uniendo con Coraje y Fuerza
Para garantizar que la comunidad de la escuela primaria de Bucknell pudiera leer este artículo, utilizamos el traductor de Google para...
Vanessa Hall
- Jul 22
- 7 min
Bucknell Elementary: Uniting with Courage and Strength
Discover the inspiring story of courage and strength within the tight-knit Bucknell Elementary community, a small but mighty school.
Robert Rigby
- Jul 19
- 5 min
A Controversial Legal Attack on Students and Schools
Is a “Theocratic Veto” coming to Virginia? In a case ( see below ) brought this year in Fairfax County Circuit Court by America First...
Vanessa Hall
- Jul 12
- 7 min
A “Brief” History of Boundary Change
My most recent blog, Essential Boundary Policy for a New Century, identified some “interesting” school boundaries in our area. Any...
Vanessa Hall
- Jul 5
- 8 min
Essential Boundary Policy for a New Century
It Is Time For Some Real Change After months of debate, the Fairfax County School Board is finalizing a comprehensive overhaul of the...
Vanessa Hall
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Appreciation for Graduation and Our Public Schools
I don’t know about you, but this has been an incredible school year. One of my kids began high school this year while the other just...
Vanessa Hall
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Unite against LGBTQ+ Hate
The Financial and Emotional Costs of anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric In the first two weeks of Pride month, I have been struck by increased hate,...
Vanessa Hall
- Jun 13
- 2 min
FCPS Pride Success, but there is Still Work to Be Done
Public Input at 6/13/24 Fairfax County School Board Meeting My name is Vanessa Hall. I am the proud parent of two FCPS students, one of...
Vanessa Hall
- May 23
- 4 min
Inspiring the Future
Science Fair is More Than a Competition Science Fair has inspired students around the world for over 100 years, from the tiniest...
Vanessa Hall
- May 16
- 6 min
Outlawing Cell Phones in School? Are You Kidding Me?!!
Pardon the inflammatory title, but that is the response I’ve heard from parents and students about current proposals to severely curtail...
Vanessa Hall
- May 10
- 7 min
In the Face of Hate, West Potomac Students Choose to Change the World
A Strong Student Production of Kinky Boots While several hate groups descended on the FCPS high school last weekend, the students,...
Vanessa Hall
- May 1
- 3 min
College Decisions Delayed. Thanks, FAFSA!
Today is May 1st. In an alternate reality where the U.S. Department of Education hadn’t completely botched the FAFSA form update,...
Anjy Cramer
- May 1
- 6 min
DEI is here to Stay
You can’t just ignore problems away. Author's forward: I wrote this piece on a snowy day in January. Dr. Claudine Gay had just resigned,...
Vanessa Hall
- Apr 25
- 3 min
What’s Kinky about Allyship?
Give the Boot(s) to critics and let the show go on! Thousands of Fairfax residents are looking forward to seeing an amazing student...
Cheryl Binkley
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Does VDOE want Accountability or Disruption of Virginia Schools?
Glenn Youngkin and Secretary Aimee Guidera’s constant narrative since taking office is that Virginia public schools are failing: In spite...
Rick Clayton
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Fairfax County Public Schools 2025 Budget
It is that time of year again: Fairfax County Budget approval, and like clockwork complaints are raised about how much our county is...
Cheryl Binkley
- Apr 16
- 5 min
Youngkin’s Charter-Lab Schools Push in 2024
The Problem Two hundred thirty-three amendments: there are so many problems with the Governor’s amendments to the bipartisan budget that...
Vanessa Hall
- Apr 12
- 8 min
Ironically, the VDOE Accountability Listening Tour Lacks Both Transparency and Accountability
Read other blogs about VDOE's Accountability Listening Sessions and the Public Input process.
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