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Book Bans by any other Name Smell like Censorship
After a recent school board meeting, I was distracted by a Fairfax GOP-endorsed school board candidate yelling at me, when her friend...
Vanessa Hall
Oct 10, 20233 min read
Unstoppable Stories: Banned Books Week (October 1-7)
As you may know, book bans have been on the rise with requests to ban books at record high in 2022. Like you, 4 Public Education is...
Vanessa Hall
Oct 1, 20234 min read
Voting for the School Board 101
You may know that early voting began on Friday, September 22, 2023. To help you navigate school board election season in Virginia, 4...
4PE Team
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Get Involved in Renaming Woodson High School
After more than 60 years of being named for an active promoter of Massive Resistance to desegregation and FCPS's second longest FCPS...
Vanessa Hall
Sep 26, 20231 min read
Join the Healthy School Environments Symposium on September 30th
Censorship, book banning, gun violence, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, mental health challenges, charter schools, vouchers, tax credits and dark...
4PE Team
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Where's Youngkin?
Virginia’s Governor has declared war on public education with a sleight of hand. While touting himself as the “education” governor, he’s...
Holly Hazard
Aug 10, 20233 min read
Reject Youngkin's "Don't Be Trans" School Policies
Last week, Glenn Youngkin’s Department of Education released their so-called “ Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect...
Vanessa Hall
Jul 27, 20233 min read
When will we Address Gun Violence?
On the anniversary of the Uvalde mass shooting that took the lives of nineteen Robb elementary students and two teachers, we find...
Vanessa Hall
May 24, 20231 min read
Exercise your Rights, Parents!
Last week, Republicans passed a “Parent’s Bill of Rights” in the House, which is likely to fail in the Senate. Democrats and some...
Vanessa Hall
Mar 31, 20235 min read
Education or Indoctrination? Review of the Virginia History Standards Hearings
By the time you read this blog, public input will be closed for the Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (History...
Marianne Burke (PhD) and Vanessa Hall
Mar 22, 20232 min read
At the Statehouse, Week 6
After the General Assembly adjourns on February 25, 2023, all bills that pass both chambers will go to the Governor for his signature or...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 22, 20232 min read
These Problems Can't Solve Themselves
The 2023 Virginia General Assembly is coming to an end, yet Richmond continues to foment the culture wars by trying to remove history...
Vanessa Hall
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Three Strikes and You’re Out (of the School System)
UPDATE: The bill will move to the Senate over the Feb 4th weekend. Please call your Virgnia senator's office now to ask them to "Just say...
Melissa Alfano
Jan 31, 20233 min read
At the Statehouse: Priority Education Bills, Week 2
If it is the end of January in Richmond, Virginia, then the General Assembly is in session. The General Assembly consists of state...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Your Finger is Your Superpower!
In Virginia, we have a limited, but frenzied, time in which to influence legislation at the Statehouse. This year the legislature runs...
Holly Hazard
Jan 21, 20231 min read
Resolutions for a Great Year in Education
Please share your resolution or public education goals for the year.
4publiceducation.org would love to hear from you.
Vanessa Hall
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Call to Action- History & Social Studies SOLs
Virginia Organizations and Community Leaders call for the Virginia Board of Education to Pass the August 2022 version of the proposed...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Not your Mother’s Sex Ed
Do you remember learning about sex ed in school when you were a teen? I do. Not only do I remember the cheesy heavy-handed after-school...
Vanessa Hall
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Vote for Democracy on Election Day
4PublicEducation.org champions public schools as the cornerstone of a healthy democracy and the right for every child to an exceptional...
4PE Team
Nov 3, 20221 min read
Attacks on Virginia's Public Schools: Honest Conversations (Part 2)
Part 1 of this 2-part series, introduced Governor Youngkin’s attack on public education during and after his campaign. This second part...
Marianne Burke and Atif Qarni
Oct 13, 20224 min read
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