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...
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Vanessa Hall
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
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 6, 2022
- 3 min
Independence, Not Indoctrination
Conservative media is portraying public schools as indoctrination camps. They pejoratively call them “government schools” while...
Cheryl Binkley
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Network for Public Education
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Vanessa Hall
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
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...
Jenna White
- Jun 10, 2022
- 2 min
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....
Marianne Burke
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Cheryl Binkley
- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Ric Clayton
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Virginia’s Great Education Opens Way for Great Business
Virginia is the top state for businesses, in large part due to outstanding education.
Cheryl Binkley
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
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...
Marianne Burke
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Vanessa Hall
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
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...
William and Donna Brown
- Mar 2, 2022
- 5 min
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...
Ric Clayton
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Holly Hazard
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
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...
4PE Team
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Holly Hazard
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Raise Your Hand
Today we launch an initiative with purpose and care: we champion the American ideal of public schools as the cornerstone of a healthy...
4PE Team
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
What do Fairfax County Parents Want?
If you Google “Fairfax County School Board Meeting’ and select “Images”, you will find the FCPS School Board seal along with professional...
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