We need to allow people to talk and we need to be open-minded. Our differences don’t need to divide us–they can bring us together. - Dr....

School Board meetings have become ground zero for the culture wars, so 4 Public Education is introducing a new blog called “School Board...

As you may know, book bans have been on the rise with requests to ban books at record high in 2022. Like you, 4 Public Education is...

After more than 60 years of being named for an active promoter of Massive Resistance to desegregation and FCPS's second longest FCPS...

For two years in a row, Governor Youngkin has blamed slow growth and recovery of SOL test scores on his predecessors and pandemic school...

Governor Youngkin continues to gaslight the public by manufacturing problems that he continues to blame on public schools in Virginia....

On August 15, 2023, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid made an official statement after community members expressed concern about...

Families across Fairfax County are busy with supply lists and getting kids out of the house on time, while teachers are working hard to...

Last week, Glenn Youngkin’s Department of Education released their so-called “ Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect...

Meg, an eighth grader, has struggled with suicide. After seeking help, they bravely share their experience to the Fairfax County School Board on May 25, 2023, in order to help parents and other adults know how to support their own children and students in Fairfax County. This speech, research, and consultations with mental health experts are part of their Silver Award project for Girl Scouts. Please note that this speech contains sensitive content. “Don’t judge a situation y

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...

One in six kids aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year, and half of all mental health conditions begin by age 14 with up to one-half of those untreated. Unfortunately, suicide is second only to gun violence as the leading cause of death for young people (aged 10-34), so thank you, Fairfax County School Board members, for using ESSR III funds for counselors, psychologists, social workers, and family liaisons to support students’ social emotional needs. Your

Finally! On April 20, 2023 the revised Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (History SOL) was approved by the...

Last week, Republicans passed a “Parent’s Bill of Rights” in the House, which is likely to fail in the Senate. Democrats and some...

By the time you read this blog, public input will be closed for the Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (History...

CNN did no one any favors by framing the Youngkin Town Hall as “The War Over Education with Glenn Youngkin,” yet to many watching, it...

Redacte este correo electrónico en medio de varias tragedias estudiantiles que afectaron a las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington hace unas...

Like many in my upper middle-class community, I felt that my family was immune from drug addiction, but when my daughter was a senior in...

I'm an Arlington parent who wrote this email in the midst of several student tragedies engulfing Arlington Public Schools a few weeks...

The 2023 Virginia General Assembly is coming to an end, yet Richmond continues to foment the culture wars by trying to remove history...