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Apr 5, 20255 min read

The General Assembly has Decisions to Make about Public Funds and Education

On April 2nd the General Assembly will enter another session where legislators will decide on whether to accept, amend, or reject Governor Y

AT THE STATEHOUSE

Mar 31, 20254 min read

We are Here! Trans Day of Visibility

Join Fairfax County and City in their celebrations of the Trans Day of Visibility!

Mar 31, 20254 min read

Just say NO to Private School Vouchers

Learn the true cost of private school vouchers on students, families, and their communities. Just say NO to vouchers.

Mar 21, 20256 min read

Dear Fairfax Times: This Mom is Not Your Punching Bag

Volunteering for a committee shouldn't make you a target for far right radicals. Yet, the Fairfax Times took aim at me.

Mar 21, 20256 min read

Project 2025 and IWF, Don’t Censor Our Students!

Project 2025 tries to cancel West Springfield High School, students, and Women's History Month in a coordinated attack.

Mar 21, 20258 min read

Big Changes to Family Life Education

March 19th FLECAC meeting cancelled. Why? Read to find out!

Mar 17, 20252 min read

Surprise, It's Our Fifth COVID Anniversary! (Ugh)

Congratulations? It is our COVID-iversary! Five years ago today, the schools shut down and life changed for everyone.

Mar 13, 20254 min read

Trump's Education Appointee has no IDEA about Public Education

Learn of the lack of education in the Education Secretary. Be concerned about what this means for disabled students.

Mar 12, 20252 min read

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.

VIRGINIA MATTERS

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!

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 to eliminate funding for the Middle School After-School Program (ASP) and summer programs next year? This program costs barely $4 million from the BoS but serves 23,000 students (and their families) across the 26 middle schools in Fairfax County. If you live or work in Fairfax County, contact them now to urge against this. If this plan go

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.

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.

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.

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...

AT THE STATEHOUSE

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...

AT THE STATEHOUSE

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.

TAKE ACTION 4 SCHOOLS

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...

TAKE ACTION 4 SCHOOLS

Feb 13, 20253 min read

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Debunking Daily Signal's Misleading Claims about FCPS Financial Matters

Uncover the truth when we debunk the Daily Signal about FCPS. This post clarifies misleading claims about FCPS's accomplishments and highlights FCPS's financial transparency. Learn how Project 2025 publishers want to mislead you about your school districts!

Do You Want Christian Nationalism in Public Schools?

In the seventy years since Brown v. Board of Education desegregated public schools, there have been intense efforts made to privatize public education using vouchers. What has not been well documented, but is nevertheless true, is how the Christian Nationalist movement is jeopardizing public education using vouchers and some new methods to harm public education.

Has the Expensive Fake Abortion Scandal been Put to Rest?

Explore the allegations and resolution of the expensive fake abortion scandal at Centreville HS. Discover how the associated expensive defamation lawsuit was recently dismissed, what may come in the future, and how this cost our schools.