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Equity and Merit Should Coexist
I’m dismayed by recent news about FCPS…that delayed paper certificates are taking priority over critical needs of all of our students and...
Vanessa Hall
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Thomas Jefferson's late National Merit notice is not a catastrophe
As printed in the Washington Post Opinion Section on Sunday, January 8th, 2023. Regarding the Jan. 5 Metro article “Va. AG will start...
Holly Hazard
Jan 9, 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
2022 a Year 4 Public Education
As we close out 2002 we also reach the milestone of our 1st anniversary! 4 Public Education was launched this time last year, after a...
Cheryl Binkley
Dec 29, 20221 min read
Is School Funding for the Arts Worth it?
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) constructs satellite Gross Domestic Product accounts which look at the contributions of certain...
Rick Clayton
Dec 6, 20221 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 28, 20221 min read
Strings of Lies
Before we begin, please take the following multiple choice exam: On November 17th, when the Virginia Superintendent of Schools presented...
Holly Hazard
Nov 21, 20223 min read
An Apple for this Educator
Earlier this month, representatives for 4 Public Education met with Dr. Michelle Reid, the new superintendent for Fairfax County Public...
Holly Hazard
Nov 18, 20222 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
Statement Regarding FCPS School Board Member Karen Keys-Gamarra
4 Public Education strongly opposes ableism in all of its forms whether in the classroom or in public, which includes the use of slurs...
Jenna White
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Undermining Public Education: Efforts to Defund and Dismantle Your Public School (Part 2)
Dark money's influence on public education is not new. For decades, groups funded by billionaires have worked to push policies and...
Vanessa Hall
Oct 26, 20224 min read
Joint Statement on the FCPS Teach Truth Resolution
October 26, 2022 4 Public Education, Fairfax Federation of Teachers, Fairfax Education Association, Stand and Deliver and FCPS Pride...
4PE Team
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Undermining Public Education: Fake Grassroots, Real Dark Money (Part 1)
Governor Glenn Youngkin and his allies used attacks on public education to win the governorship in 2021. National and local dark money...
Vanessa Hall
Oct 20, 20223 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
Political Attacks on Virginia's Public Schools (Part 1)
As he did before the 2021 election, Governor Glenn Youngkin continues to inaccurately and unfairly disparage public schools in Virginia....
Marianne Burke, PhD
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Are you Ready? We are Ready!
Recap with photos of the Raise Your Hand 4 Education Leadership Symposium for Virginia.
Vanessa Hall
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Latest Youngkin Action to Undermine Public Education and Put Children At Risk
4 Public Education strongly condemns the recent policy directive of Governor Youngkin’s Department of Education to reverse guidelines.
Holly Hazard
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Support Title IX Like It Supported You
50 years ago, Title IX created a revolution in women's education and sports, transforming college campuses and K-12 school grounds....
Vanessa Hall
Sep 1, 20224 min read
Why are we allowing schools to criminalize our children?
A new law (SB36) in Virginia has many parents worried and upset, because it can give elementary students rap sheets for misdemeanors.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Aug 21, 20224 min read
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FCPS Blows Apart the "Abortion Scandal" Manufactured for the 2025 Election Cycle
Republican operatives published about a supposed abortion scandal at a local high school as an “October Surprise.” A legal investigation finds major discrepancies between their stories and the truth.
With Amicus Briefs like These, Who Serves Virginians?
AG Miyares intervenes on behalf of a significant number of America First Legal cases. It begs the question: is Miyares working for Virginians or Project 2025?
Why is Winsome Earle-Sears Disparaging Virginia Students?
Uncover the truth about Lt. Governor Earle-Sears' misleading claims about student achievement. Do her misleading statistics help her politically? You decide whether our students should be used as political pawns.
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