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Take Action: Provide Input on Comprehensive Sex Education by June 10th!
Please take five minutes to take this survey to support comprehensive sex education in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). Currently,...

Vanessa Hall
May 23, 20244 min read


In the Face of Hate, West Potomac Students Choose to Change the World
A Strong Student Production of Kinky Boots While several hate groups descended on the FCPS high school last weekend, the students, teachers, and families of West Potomac High School chose to work together, put on an excellent show, and have a great time. Like their shirts said, “You can change the world when you change your mind.” The administrators, parents, students, and educators who put their hearts, souls, and bodies on the line for this production should be commended.

Vanessa Hall
May 10, 20247 min read


Fight to Eliminate Sexual Assault in Virginia NOW
Thursday, April 24th, was a beautiful day for a moving experience of shared trauma, survival, triumph, and advocacy. Many thanks to Lisa...

Vanessa Hall
Apr 26, 20243 min read


Does VDOE want Accountability or Disruption of Virginia Schools?
Glenn Youngkin and Secretary Aimee Guidera’s constant narrative since taking office is that Virginia public schools are failing: In spite...

Cheryl Binkley
Apr 23, 20244 min read


Youngkin’s Charter-Lab Schools Push in 2024
The Problem Two hundred thirty-three amendments : there are so many problems with the Governor’s amendments to the bipartisan budget that...

Cheryl Binkley
Apr 16, 20245 min read


Governor Guts K-12 Bipartisan Budget and Gaslights Virginians About the Impact
Governor Youngkin continues to feed Virginians misinformation after he gutted the K-12 Education component of the Bipartisan General...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Apr 12, 20241 min read


Ironically, the VDOE Accountability Listening Tour Lacks Both Transparency and Accountability
Read other blogs about VDOE's Accountability Listening Sessions and the Public Input process.

Vanessa Hall
Apr 12, 20248 min read


Keep Virginia DOE Accountable by Providing Input on Public School Accreditation and Quality!
Is Virginia Department of Education pulling a fast one on parents, educators, and taxpayers by limiting engagement on their woefully underwh

Vanessa Hall
Apr 4, 20243 min read


Virginia, Ask Your Representatives to Vote YES for Education Funding
The Budget Conference amended version of the proposed state budget, Budget Bill HB 30, was adopted by the General Assembly on March 9th...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 21, 20241 min read


Trans-Exclusionary Policies are Bullying Kids to Death
The following is a letter posted by 4 Public Education Board Member Robert Rigby to Loudoun County Public Schools in response to their...

Robert Rigby
Feb 21, 20244 min read


Will Virginia Fund or Underfund Our Schools?
Budget Amendments are a Critical Part of the Legislative Process Things are certainly heating up in the General Assembly! Not only are...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 21, 20243 min read


Innovation to Fix Delays in School Renovation
School Board Matters, February 8, 2024 meeting School Board meetings are ground zero for the culture wars. Our “School Board Matters”...

Vanessa Hall
Feb 15, 20246 min read


Halftime at the Virginia Statehouse: Priority Education Bill Update
February 13th, Crossover Day, is the “halftime” of the General Assembly. This is the deadline for bills to be passed in each chamber so...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Crossover Looming at the Statehouse
The pace has picked up in Virginia’s General Assembly as we approach some key deadlines. ‘Crossover’ is February 13, the deadline by...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 7, 20243 min read


Virginia Colleges: Don't Close the Door on Dyslexics
A Call to Advocacy for SB21 and HB509 I am a parent of a dyslexic student. When it became clear in first grade that our daughter could not read, we had to pay for private testing to ensure that our daughter accessed dyslexia services in FCPS before she fell so far behind that she could never catch up or was so filled with self-doubt that she was convinced that she would never succeed. Due to the support of amazing FCPS teachers and staff, our daughter is reading close to grad

Vanessa Hall
Feb 1, 20243 min read


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

4PE Team
Dec 28, 20232 min read


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

Holly Hazard
Dec 7, 20232 min read


A (Seemingly) Pleasant Surprise from Virginia's Department of Education
A Review of the Northern Virginia VDOE Accountability Listening Session I don’t know if any of you have attended any of the VDOE...

Vanessa Hall
Dec 7, 20233 min read


Education Apocalypse
Imagine a world where the Moms for Liberty and like-minded individuals were elected to the school board, state legislature, and...

Vanessa Hall
Oct 27, 20237 min read


Voters Agree that Public Education is on the Ballot
A recent poll by the Washington Post and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government revealed factors that may...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Oct 27, 20232 min read
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Virginia School Privatizers are Fibbing with Figures
Data Busting Project 2025's Daily Signal When 4 Public Education began, we knew that one major effort would be dispelling disinformation, but we had no idea how much disinformation would be churned by those whose interests were aligned with school privatization and/or who were intent on undermining the reputation of one of the best school districts in the nation, Fairfax County. But here we are. The latest of thousands of disinformation pieces about Fairfax County is one by S


Facts Get in the Way of Gloomy Gaslighting about Fairfax County Public Schools
Uncover the truth when Facts get in the Way of Gaslighting by Project 2025. Explore the truth of FCPS student test scores versus gaslighting by Project 2025 rags and how this impacts public schools and funding.


Bias Busting–Know Your Disinformation Source: The “Independent” Women’s Forum
Uncover the truth with our Bias Busting Guide on disinformation sources like the Independent Women's Forum. Delve into the tactics of IWF, and find answer to how "Independent" they really are.
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