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Yes, Virginia, we want to teach history
Position of 4 Public Education and a Call To Action Governor Glenn Youngkin, and his Department of Education, are attempting to quietly...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Aug 14, 20224 min read
Breaking: Americans Trust Teachers. Can Local Dialog Keep it Strong?
For those worried that American public education is in crisis, stop for a moment and consider this: the international survey firm Ipsos...
Monte Bourjaily
Aug 9, 20223 min read
Teachers need your support (now!)
“August is the Sunday night of the school year for teachers.” -Mrs. Kelly Love I’m just a parent, but that statement struck me like a...
Vanessa Hall
Aug 1, 20223 min read
The Truth About Co-Ed Family Life Education
Below are my comments to the FCPS School Board on July 14th, 2022. The meeting video follow at the end of this blog. See my colleagues...
Vanessa Hall
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Independence, Not Indoctrination
Conservative media is portraying public schools as indoctrination camps. They pejoratively call them “government schools” while...
Vanessa Hall
Jul 6, 20223 min read
Should Parents, Universities, and Virginia Get on Board with Gov. Youngkin’s Charter/Lab Schools?
On Friday, June 17 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin fulfilled his campaign promise of 20 new charter schools in the form of university...
Cheryl Binkley
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Funding Religious Education in Schools
Network for Public Education's Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in Carson v. Makin The ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in...
Network for Public Education
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Stand Up for Pride
We are in the middle of a civil rights battle, fighting for the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in our living room...
Vanessa Hall
Jun 12, 20223 min read
School's Out for Summer
My Facebook feed is full of proud parents and high school seniors in full graduation regalia, celebrating this important life passage....
Jenna White
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Co-Ed Sex Education: Good for ALL Students
Speech on comprehensive sex education given by Marianne Burke to the Fairfax County Public School Board, May 26, 2022. Text slightly...
Marianne Burke, PhD
May 26, 20222 min read
Statement on the Uvalde Tragedy
Our hearts go out to the families who lost family and loved ones in Uvalde and the other gun shootings over the last three decades. We...
Vanessa Hall
May 26, 20223 min read
Responding to a Right-wing Hatchet Job
On May 19, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Secretary Aimee Guidera, and Superintendent Jillian Balow held a press conference to release their...
Cheryl Binkley
May 22, 20222 min read
Virginia’s Great Education Opens Way for Great Business
Virginia is the top state for businesses, in large part due to outstanding education.
Rick Clayton
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Of Charters and Choice In the Old Dominion
For years charter proponents lamented the tight control local boards kept on their school dollars in Virginia towns and counties, and how...
Cheryl Binkley
Mar 14, 20223 min read
At the Statehouse 3/13/2022
Saturday, March 12 was the last day of the 60-day 2022 General Assembly. However, the legislature had not completed their work so there...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 13, 20222 min read
A Tale of Two Woodsons
Former Fairfax Superintendent W.T. Woodson and noted historian Dr. C.G. Woodson are two Virginians who both became supervisors of large...
Vanessa Hall
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Lessons from the Past for the Present and Future- A Virginia History
Since Virginia’s infancy, African-Americans have advocated for, built, and championed public education for all Virginians. This support...
William and Donna Brown
Mar 2, 20225 min read
Book Challenges Undermine Public Schools
Across America, a small minority of people seeking to undermine our schools point to individual books and declare unilaterally that they...
Rick Clayton
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Your Ignorance Is Not My Bliss
The radical right strategy for accessing the deep pockets of the American taxpayer, and diverting the billions set aside for public...
Holly Hazard
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Virginia Community Leaders Team Up to Defend and Bring Truth and Civility Back to Public Education
For Immediate Release February 10, 2022 media@4PublicEducation.org FAIRFAX, Virginia—Holly Hazard, Chair of 4 Public Education, a...
4PE Team
Feb 10, 20222 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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