By passing Reconciliation Bill (H.R.1), Congress made the fight to fund public education even harder by starting a national school voucher program that would divert funds from public education into private coffers.

FCPS was forced to make tough choices because neither the Governor nor the Fairfax Board of Supervisors considered our schools important enough to bridge the $121 million FCPS budget shortfall.

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Discover how the General Assembly is pushing back on Youngkin's budget amendments and how this impacts Virginia schools.

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

Learn how to protect our free after school programs for middle schoolers!

Contact your Fairfax County Supervisor and the Chairman now! Did you know that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BoS) has proposed...

Speaking up from the trenches, teachers share their five bullet points, in light of the federal battle against education.

The 2025 General Assembly Session ended on February 22. Sadly, bills that called for improved funding for public education were defeated...

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...

Contact Congress about Two Anti-Public School Executive Orders Two recent federal Executive Orders (EOs) on public education have been...

The question of what makes a good school has never been more complicated, and questions like “What are we educating students for?” have...

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...

We just updated our Events Calendar for the 2024-25 School Year with our September 26th Road Trip to Richmond (NOTE: VBOE date change!),...

Public education is on the ballot this November The outcome of the next presidential election is destined to influence K-12 public...

Theocratic Veto versus School Policy This is part 2 of coverage on Jane Doe v. Fairfax County School Board  (FCSB) (CL-2024-0003171), a...

My most recent blog, Essential Boundary Policy for a New Century, identified some “interesting” school boundaries in our area. Any...

It Is Time For Some Real Change After months of debate, the Fairfax County School Board is finalizing a comprehensive overhaul of the...

The Gaslighting Continues while Youngkin Explains away his Vetoes Although Governor Glenn Youngkin claims to be making education his...

While we are celebrating that our K-12 education funding priorities are funded for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, we must remember that,...