School Board meetings have become ground zero for the culture wars, so 4 Public Education is introducing a new blog called “School Board Matters” for 2023-24. It will include analysis and links to video, agenda, and votes that affect you and your student(s), including links to primary source documents to support involvement in your student’s experience and education. We hope this will provide better access to and understanding of the Fairfax County School Board, including th

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...

Although Governor Youngkin was lambasted 18 months ago for his inaccurate conclusions about the current state of Virginia Public...

After a recent school board meeting, I was distracted by a Fairfax GOP-endorsed school board candidate yelling at me, when her friend...

We need to allow people to talk and we need to be open-minded. Our differences don’t need to divide us–they can bring us together. - Dr....

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

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...

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...

For two years in a row, Governor Youngkin has blamed slow growth and recovery of SOL test scores on his predecessors and pandemic school...

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...

Hi, my name is Megan, and I am a teen advocate for suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Earlier this year, I shared my thoughts on how parents can help prevent suicide and support their kids at the 5/25/23 Fairfax County School Board meeting , but today, during Suicide Prevention Month , I will get more personal. When choosing a Girl Scout Silver Award topic, I wanted to do something that I could relate to, and genuinely understand. I’ve always been a strong belie

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

Censorship, book banning, gun violence, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, mental health challenges, charter schools, vouchers, tax credits and dark...

Governor Youngkin continues to gaslight the public by manufacturing problems that he continues to blame on public schools in Virginia....

On August 15, 2023, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid made an official statement after community members expressed concern about...

Families across Fairfax County are busy with supply lists and getting kids out of the house on time, while teachers are working hard to...

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