On October 10, 2023, 4 Public Education co-founder Vanessa Hall spoke at a hearing in support of the proposal to rename W. T. Woodson...

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

You may know that early voting began on Friday, September 22, 2023. To help you navigate school board election season in Virginia, 4...

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

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

Respect Student Voices My heart broke listening to adults demonizing and dehumanizing students at the last school board meeting demonize...

All these school board seats are up for election this November, and you can tell things are heating up because false claims are...

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

Virginia’s Governor has declared war on public education with a sleight of hand. While touting himself as the “education” governor, he’s...

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

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

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

4 Public Education strongly opposes ableism in all of its forms whether in the classroom or in public, which includes the use of slurs...

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)

The radical right strategy for accessing the deep pockets of the American taxpayer, and diverting the billions set aside for public...