They work to include all students, no matter the income, race, country of origin, ability, or gender. Our schools work to support each...

The new, proposed, history and social studies Standards of Learning (SOL) are moving forward despite almost universal condemnation from...

I’m dismayed by recent news about FCPS…that delayed paper certificates are taking priority over critical needs of all of our students and...

As printed in the Washington Post Opinion Section on Sunday, January 8th, 2023. Regarding the Jan. 5 Metro article “Va. AG will start...

Please share your resolution or public education goals for the year. 4publiceducation.org would love to hear from you.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) constructs satellite Gross Domestic Product accounts which look at the contributions of certain...

Virginia Organizations and Community Leaders call for the Virginia Board of Education to Pass the August 2022 version of the proposed...

Before we begin, please take the following multiple choice exam: On November 17th, when the Virginia Superintendent of Schools presented...

Earlier this month, representatives for 4 Public Education met with Dr. Michelle Reid, the new superintendent for Fairfax County Public...

Dark money's influence on public education is not new. For decades, groups funded by billionaires have worked to push policies and proposals that pull teachers, funding, and other resources from public schools, including efforts to promote school privatization, charter schools, vouchers, and other so-called “education reform” schemes intended to defund and dismantle public education. In 2022, dark money groups are continuing these efforts to undermine and defund public edu

October 26, 2022 4 Public Education, Fairfax Federation of Teachers, Fairfax Education Association, Stand and Deliver and FCPS Pride...

Governor Glenn Youngkin and his allies used attacks on public education to win the governorship in 2021. National and local dark money groups managed to paint a fearful, failing picture of Virginia public education. Nevertheless, overwhelming support for public schools continued among most community members. It is now 2022, so why are Governor Youngkin’s allies and groups like Moms for Liberty (M4L) , Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) , and Parents Defending Education (PDE)

Part 1 of this 2-part series, introduced Governor Youngkin’s attack on public education during and after his campaign. This second part focuses on recent Honest Conversations among legislators hosted by the former Virginia Secretary of Education, Atif Qarni, that debunked the Governor’s lies. The legislators are on legislative committees that consider public education bills including: Senators Louise Lucas, Mamie Locke, and Ghazala Hashmi who serve on the Senate Education a

As he did before the 2021 election, Governor Glenn Youngkin continues to inaccurately and unfairly disparage public schools in Virginia....

A new law (SB36) in Virginia has many parents worried and upset, because it can give elementary students rap sheets for misdemeanors.

Position of 4 Public Education and a Call To Action Governor Glenn Youngkin, and his Department of Education, are attempting to quietly white wash Virginia history and subvert the will of the people of Virginia to provide an honest and balanced curriculum for our public school students. His regressive agenda rejects already approved content in revised educational policies in which African American history is equitably represented in our school materials. In 2020, the Virgini

For those worried that American public education is in crisis, stop for a moment and consider this: the international survey firm Ipsos...

“August is the Sunday night of the school year for teachers.” - Mrs. Kelly Love I’m just a parent, but that statement struck me like a Staples office supply truck. The week before the first week of school is a mess of school open houses, school supply runs, last minute playdates, and attempts to recalibrate my kids’ wakeup schedule by three or five hours. How hard must that be for teachers, many of whom are also parents? How are they able to balance their own family needs wit

Below are my comments to the FCPS School Board on July 14th, 2022. The meeting video follow at the end of this blog. See my colleagues comments at a previous meeting that also speak to co-ed FLE at this blog post . I’m a member of FLECAC, Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee. I’ve heard people, most of whom are not FCPS parents, grossly misrepresent the committee and curriculum . Frankly, they seem to want to eliminate FLE altogether, thus I must address their

Conservative media is portraying public schools as indoctrination camps. They pejoratively call them “government schools” while continuing their attack on civics teachers and librarians. They make so many factually incorrect statements that no one has enough time to research and contradict them all. Suffice it to say, where the right-wing critics see indoctrination camps, I see public education’s critical role in our society, which involves teaching students to think for th