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VDOE's Dishonesty about Skewing Assessment Scores (Part II)
Explore how VDOE's skews assessment scores by manipulating test cutoffs.
Cheryl Binkley
Mar 12, 20253 min read
VDOE's Dishonesty about Virginia's Math Scores (Part I)
Uncover how Virginia's math performance is misrepresented by VDOE's Secretary Aimee Guidera.
Cheryl Binkley
Mar 12, 20253 min read
Contact Fairfax County Supervisors TODAY to Save After School Programs!
Learn how to protect our free after school programs for middle schoolers!
Vanessa Hall
Mar 11, 20252 min read
URGENT! Don’t let them Cancel Extracurriculars!
Contact your Fairfax County Supervisor and the Chairman now! Did you know that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BoS) has proposed...
Vanessa Hall
Mar 7, 20253 min read
Fairfax Committee Volunteers are Under Attack
Discover how you can support Fairfax FLE committee volunteers who are under attack for defending inclusive, age-appropriate sex education.
Vanessa Hall
Mar 7, 20253 min read
When the Attack is on History is About Controlling the Future
Explore the impact of recent attacks on Black history and its implications. Learn how defending Black history helps us shape OUR future.
Vanessa Hall
Feb 27, 20253 min read
A Week in the Trenches Dodging Bullet Points
Speaking up from the trenches, teachers share their five bullet points, in light of the federal battle against education.
Vanessa Hall
Feb 27, 20255 min read
At the Statehouse: End of General Assembly Session
The 2025 General Assembly Session ended on February 22. Sadly, bills that called for improved funding for public education were defeated...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 26, 20253 min read
At the Statehouse: Few Priority Education Bills Remain and Budget Negotiations are Impending
February 4th was Crossover, which is the last day for each chamber to act on its own bills. After that date, all bills that passed in...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 13, 20254 min read
Eliminating the US Department of Education will do more Damage than You Realize
More than ever we must recognize and protect the U.S Department of Education. Don't let them dismantle our students' future.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 13, 20254 min read
VHSL Buckles and Decides to Exclude Athletes
In a surprising reversal, the Virginia High School League (VHSL), announced on Monday, February 8th that it was capitulating to Trump’s...
Vanessa Hall
Feb 13, 20253 min read
Wrestling the Dept of Education from Incompetence
Thursday Feb. 13, 2025 at 10 am Linda McMahon will testify at her Senate confirmation hearing When I googled Linda McMahon for her...
Cheryl Binkley
Feb 12, 20253 min read
Executive Orders: A Real and Presidential Danger to Public Education
Executive Orders Harming Public Education If you’ve been hiding under a rock (or your bed), you may have missed the news of the myriad of...
Vanessa Hall
Feb 6, 20255 min read
How Fairfax County Public Schools are responding to Anti-Refugee Policies
Discover how Fairfax County Public Schools are safeguarding students amid chaotic, national anti-refugee policies.
Cheryl Binkley
Feb 3, 20252 min read
Support LGBTQIA Students and Their Peers by Protecting Sex Education
Join the FLE Committee on February 12th from 7-9pm at Gatehouse It is a year with a number in it, so you can be sure that Fairfax Public...
Vanessa Hall
Feb 3, 20252 min read
Keep Funding and Freedom To Learn in Our Public Schools. Act Now.
Contact Congress about Two Anti-Public School Executive Orders Two recent federal Executive Orders (EOs) on public education have been...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Feb 3, 20254 min read
Attacks on Equity Offices are Attacks on the Students they Serve
Our Students, Staff, and Families need the Equity Office If you’ve been reading the news in the last two weeks, it is pretty clear that...
Vanessa Hall
Feb 2, 20256 min read
DEI is Civil Rights
DEmyst-I-fied from a K-12 Perspective Author's Forward: (January 31, 2025): Earlier this week, 4PE approached me about republishing my...
Anjy Cramer
Feb 1, 20257 min read
At the Virginia Statehouse: Priority Education Bills are In Play
This is the second full week of the 2025 General Assembly and all 4 Public Education’s priority education bills are still in play, either...
Marianne Burke, PhD
Jan 28, 20254 min read
Trump's Dept of Edu-Propaganda
When I first heard that President Trump was going to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (USDoE), I was horrified, but now, I may be...
Vanessa Hall
Jan 28, 20252 min read
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Politically-Motivated Lawsuits Impact Northern Virginia Schools
Explore the impact of politically-motivated lawsuits on Northern Virginia schools. Are Virginia taxpayers footing the bill for frivolous, politically-motivated lawsuits?
Trump Attacks Academic Freedom at Esteemed Universities
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Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education Costly to Students: Incalculable Damage Ahead
Dismantling the U.S. Dept of Education won't decrease costs or bureaucracy, but it will harm our students' future, state budgets, and family expectations.
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