Supreme Court protests. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/03/us/affirmative-action-asian-americans-qa-cec/index.html

On Tuesday June 20, Virginians went to the polls in the preliminary stage of electing a new legislature. There are 140 seats in the Virginia legislature: all are up for election in November. Of those 47 were on the ballot Tuesday. Thirty-one were Democratic and sixteen were Republican. A large number of the state’s local school board and county board races are also in play this year, but most of those are happening in other non-partisan selection processes. Trying to make sen

4 Public Education (4PE) announces the launch of their first major fundraising campaign, Summer Sendoff Campaign. While the end of this...

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

The following is a transcript of remarks made by 4 PE's Cheryl Binkley made to the Virginia Board of Education at their meeting on April...

UPDATE: Please provide written input on the Virginia History SOLs before the March 21st deadline. March 13th-March 21st, the Virginia Board of Education will host public hearings on the new proposed version of Virginia History Standards of Learning (SOLs) at six locations in Virginia . This is the opportunity for your voice to echo through history about the quality of instruction our children receive in the decades to come. Despite almost universal condemnation from parent

The below was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 4th, 2023 . When Jillian Balow arrived in January 2022 as state superintendent of instruction, there were three major issues facing Virginia schools: the pandemic recovery, teacher shortages and revisions to the history and social sciences standards. Pandemic recovery is being addressed by local districts with federal funds and grants. The teacher shortage has been worsened by Balow’s implementation of Executi

As we close out 2002 we also reach the milestone of our 1st anniversary! 4 Public Education was launched this time last year, after a...

Recap with photos of the Raise Your Hand 4 Education Leadership Symposium for Virginia.

For Immediate Release February 10, 2022 media@4PublicEducation.org FAIRFAX, Virginia—Holly Hazard, Chair of 4 Public Education, a...

Today we launch an initiative with purpose and care: we champion the American ideal of public schools as the cornerstone of a healthy...

Hate sells headlines, but the screaming parents in the media do not represent the majority of families involved in our public schools.