It is that time of year again: Fairfax County Budget approval, and like clockwork complaints are raised about how much our county is...

Discover the complexities of Virginia's budget cycle and the contentious budget put forward by Governor Youngkin. Learn how it impacts public education in VA.

The Problem Two hundred thirty-three amendments : there are so many problems with the Governor’s amendments to the bipartisan budget that...

Governor Youngkin continues to feed Virginians misinformation after he gutted the K-12 Education component of the Bipartisan General...

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Is Virginia Department of Education pulling a fast one on parents, educators, and taxpayers by limiting engagement on their woefully underwh

The National Merit Commended Certificate "Crisis" School Districts are Under Fire School districts across the country are under fire. The...

End of Session Update: Budget Amendments The 2024 General Assembly session ended on March 9th with 12 of the 4 Public Education priority...

As the 2024 General Assembly draws to a close, the drama over the budget continues to ramp up. Much of the discussion about the budget...

Budget Amendments are a Critical Part of the Legislative Process Things are certainly heating up in the General Assembly! Not only are...

Black history is American history. Our schools should integrate Black, Asian, Hispanic, and queer history throughout our history books and curricula so that we don’t have to rely on single weeks or months throughout the year to highlight important events, contributions, and history associated with often overlooked Americans. But until that happens, we need to raise up cultural and historical contributions from all of our great Americans and American immigrants to this nation.

School Choice Week 2024 January 21-27 this year was the 14th year of National School Choice Week. Twenty-eight Governors across the country, and federal officials spoke declarations and held press conferences to tell parents how wonderful and necessary “school choice” is to their families and children. Governor Glenn Youngkin, who has made “school choice” a cornerstone of his administration, was among the officials.  National School Choice Week is a cross between a carnival a

Choosing a Reading Curriculum that Works In 2022 the Virginia legislature passed The Virginia Literacy Act, often referred to as VLA. It...

The Board of 4 Public Education is disappointed with the proposed budget released by Governor Youngkin on December 20, 2023. It seems...

If you care about public education, then you have noticed that school districts across the country have been under fire for the last...

One of Governor Youngkin’s many promises to Virginia was to expand charter schools in Virginia, taking desperately needed funding from...

A Review of the Northern Virginia VDOE Accountability Listening Session I don’t know if any of you have attended any of the VDOE...

Preparing for the 2024 General Assembly: Public Education Priorities The verdict is in. Not only is Virginia seriously underfunding its...

November 9, 2023 School Board meetings have become ground zero for the culture wars, so 4 Public Education is introducing a new blog...

Even before he was elected, Virginia Gov. [Glenn] Youngkin focused his attention on harmful, fabricated fibs about public education. He...