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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


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 13, 20254 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 13, 20253 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 12, 20253 min read


Executive Orders: A 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 6, 20255 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 3, 20252 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 School (FCPS) volunteers on committees are hard at work. Few committees are as attacked as the Family Life Education (FLE) committee which provides suggestions to modify the sex education curriculum in FCPS to ensure that it is scientifically accurate, age-appropriate, accessible, and relevant for kids in the 21st Century. This year, the FLE

Vanessa Hall
Feb 3, 20252 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 taken directly from Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership and are attempts by the Trump administration to usurp Congress’s authority and the state and local authority. It is time for public school advocates to tell their members of Congress to insist these orders be rescinded. 1. Public Education Funds SHOULD NOT be used for Scholarships for

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 3, 20254 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 2, 20256 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 1, 20257 min read
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At the Statehouse: It's Week 3 and Education Bills are Moving!
We are three weeks into a new year with new priorities at the statehouse! Learn about progress on education bills, falsehoods about new taxes, and answer our Calls to Action today!!


We Stand with Minneapolis
We stand with Minneapolis and condemn ICE's harmful actions. Learn how to support our students while we protect our community and protest unlawful actions.


Help Teens Carry Their Heavy Fears
Discover ten things adults can do to support Virginia teens in this uncertain world. Learn practical steps to help teens manage their fears effectively.
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