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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 School (FCPS) volunteers on committees are hard at work. Few committees are as attacked as the Family Life Education (FLE) committee which provides suggestions to modify the sex education curriculum in FCPS to ensure that it is scientifically accurate, age-appropriate, accessible, and relevant for kids in the 21st Century. This year, the FLE

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 taken directly from Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership and are attempts by the Trump administration to usurp Congress’s authority and the state and local authority. It is time for public school advocates to tell their members of Congress to insist these orders be rescinded. 1. Public Education Funds SHOULD NOT be used for Scholarships for

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


Four Reasons the Governor’s Accountability Framework Should NEVER Be Implemented
The question of what makes a good school has never been more complicated, and questions like “What are we educating students for?” have...

Cheryl Binkley
Jan 28, 20258 min read


What You Need to Know about Family Life Education Curriculum
Sex Education in Virginia's K-12 Public Schools The Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum in Virginia is an abstinence-based curriculum...

Vanessa Hall
Jan 26, 20252 min read


Don't Get Distracted, Do the Work!
My daughter was physically ill on Tuesday after she witnessed Nazi salutes on the inaugural stage, and executive orders signed to create...

Vanessa Hall
Jan 24, 20252 min read


Thane Glenn’s Fantasy Stories of Educational Horror
Part II of Governor Youngkin’s Magical Thinking series Once upon a time, in a land we all love, there was a Governor (or Thane if you are...

Cheryl Binkley
Jan 23, 20253 min read


At the Virginia Statehouse: Quick Updates on a Quick Session
Because this is an odd year, as opposed to an even year, the Virginia General Assembly session will be short, lasting only 30 days. For...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Jan 17, 20251 min read


Indivisible Founder Inspires at Community Event
Community members gathered in person and online to hear from Indivisible Co Founder and Executive Director Ezra Levin, on Friday, January...

Jenna White
Jan 15, 20251 min read


It’s About Time: Middle Schoolers Need Later Start Times Now
FCPS Middle School healthy start times envisioned for 25-26 is at risk of being derailed by the boundary work unless advocacy is taken now.

Phyllis Payne
Jan 14, 20256 min read


Why is Family Life Education Under Attack?
Yes, as are LGBTQIA Students and Fairfax Volunteers! Content Warning: The blog below includes some hateful terms, phrases, and imagery....

Vanessa Hall
Jan 13, 202513 min read


What You Need to Know About the: Capital Improvement Program
Although not the sexiest sounding program, the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is one of the most critical analyses in Fairfax County...

Vanessa Hall
Jan 10, 20253 min read


Las amenazas de deportación afectan la educación de los estudiantes desde preescolar hasta el 12.º grado
La cuestión Como si los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria no tuvieran suficientes preocupaciones, ahora algunos enfrentan la amenaza...

Marianne Burke, PhD
Dec 17, 20246 min read


Is Cruelty the Point? Deportation Threatens Our Public School Communities.
As if K-12 students didn’t have enough to worry about, now, some face the threat of forced deportation.

Marianne Burke, PhD
Dec 17, 20245 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.
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