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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.
Cheryl Binkley
May 5, 20253 min read
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?
Vanessa Hall
May 1, 20256 min read
Scrambling Public Education: What Will Happen in the Next 100 Days?
The first 100 days of this administration has been a chaotic carnival of harm, overreach, and irresponsible actions. Will our public schools recover?
Vanessa Hall
Apr 30, 20253 min read
Demanding the Impossible
Explore why the federal government is demanding impossible when they try to eliminate DEI in public education. This is the 21st century, and the reality is our schools are diverse because our student are unique individuals.
Cheryl Binkley
Apr 18, 20257 min read
Raise Your Voice about the Fairfax County Budget
Sign up to speak about the Fairfax County budget. Learn the key issues and join public hearings to impact Fairfax County budget decisions today!
Vanessa Hall
Apr 18, 20255 min read
Federal Scene on Education is at a Turning Point
The nation is at a turning point in public education history with the dismantling of U.S. Department of Education.
Cheryl Binkley
Apr 8, 20255 min read
Governor Youngkin’s Big Initiatives Stumble Yet Again
Discover how Youngkin's stumbles on his keystone history standard initiatives, which face delays and mistakes.
Cheryl Binkley
Apr 7, 20255 min read
We are Here! Trans Day of Visibility
Join Fairfax County and City in their celebrations of the Trans Day of Visibility!
Vanessa Hall
Mar 31, 20254 min read
Just say NO to Private School Vouchers
Learn the true cost of private school vouchers on students, families, and their communities. Just say NO to vouchers.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 21, 20256 min read
Project 2025 and IWF, Don’t Censor Our Students!
Project 2025 tries to cancel West Springfield High School, students, and Women's History Month in a coordinated attack.
Vanessa Hall
Mar 21, 20258 min read
Big Changes to Family Life Education
March 19th FLECAC meeting cancelled. Why? Read to find out!
Vanessa Hall
Mar 17, 20252 min read
Surprise, It's Our Fifth COVID Anniversary! (Ugh)
Congratulations? It is our COVID-iversary! Five years ago today, the schools shut down and life changed for everyone.
Vanessa Hall
Mar 13, 20254 min read
Trump's Education Appointee has no IDEA about Public Education
Learn of the lack of education in the Education Secretary. Be concerned about what this means for disabled students.
Vanessa Hall
Mar 12, 20252 min read
VDOE's Dishonesty about Skewing Assessment Scores (Part II)
Explore how VDOE's skews assessment scores by manipulating test cutoffs.
Cheryl Binkley
Mar 12, 20253 min read
VDOE's Dishonesty about Virginia's Math Scores (Part I)
Uncover how Virginia's math performance is misrepresented by VDOE's Secretary Aimee Guidera.
Cheryl Binkley
Mar 12, 20253 min read
Contact Fairfax County Supervisors TODAY to Save After School Programs!
Learn how to protect our free after school programs for middle schoolers!
Vanessa Hall
Mar 11, 20252 min read
URGENT! Don’t let them Cancel Extracurriculars!
Contact your Fairfax County Supervisor and the Chairman now! Did you know that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BoS) has proposed to eliminate funding for the Middle School After-School Program (ASP) and summer programs next year? This program costs barely $4 million from the BoS but serves 23,000 students (and their families) across the 26 middle schools in Fairfax County. If you live or work in Fairfax County, contact them now to urge against this. If this plan go
Vanessa Hall
Mar 7, 20253 min read
Fairfax Committee Volunteers are Under Attack
Discover how you can support Fairfax FLE committee volunteers who are under attack for defending inclusive, age-appropriate sex education.
Vanessa Hall
Mar 7, 20253 min read
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 27, 20253 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 27, 20255 min read
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Debunking Daily Signal's Misleading Claims about FCPS Financial Matters
Uncover the truth when we debunk the Daily Signal about FCPS. This post clarifies misleading claims about FCPS's accomplishments and highlights FCPS's financial transparency. Learn how Project 2025 publishers want to mislead you about your school districts!
Do You Want Christian Nationalism in Public Schools?
In the seventy years since Brown v. Board of Education desegregated public schools, there have been intense efforts made to privatize public education using vouchers. What has not been well documented, but is nevertheless true, is how the Christian Nationalist movement is jeopardizing public education using vouchers and some new methods to harm public education.
Has the Expensive Fake Abortion Scandal been Put to Rest?
Explore the allegations and resolution of the expensive fake abortion scandal at Centreville HS. Discover how the associated expensive defamation lawsuit was recently dismissed, what may come in the future, and how this cost our schools.
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