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Trump Trashes the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights
Discover the radical changes in enforcement and discrimination protections initiated by Secretary of Education McMahon's Office of Civil Rights.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Sep 215 min read
Trump is Dismantling the Department of Education by a Thousand Cuts
Explore the implications of Trump's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Dept of Education by cutting Congressionally authorized funding. This money may be lost forever.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Aug 133 min read
Education in Flux: The Continued Federal Push to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
Explore the continued federal push to dismantle the Department of Education and its disastrous consequences for K-12 students. Learn how these changes will impact public education long after this administration is over.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Aug 42 min read
Tell Congress that Hungry Children Can Not Learn!
Join the Movement to Tell Congress Hungry Children Can Not Learn! Urge action to reverse SNAP cuts and support children's nutrition.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 151 min read
Will They or Won't They? Congress Unlikely to Approve Closure of Dept of Education
Explore why Congress is unlikely to approve the closure of the Department of Education despite pressure from the Trump Administration. Discover impacts on our students' opportunities and education as the Trump Administration continues to defund and destroy the Department of Education.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 52 min read
The U.S. Dept of Ed is Being Stripped of Funding and Function by Trump
Explore how the Trump agenda to dismantle the U.S. Dept of Education is harming public schools, as the nation loses critical functions and oversight of federal funding programs for special education and Title 1 schools. This agenda will negatively affect K-12 education far into the future.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Jan 244 min read
Congress Just Made it Harder to Fund Public Schools
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.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Jul 11, 20254 min read
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Trump Unveils Regressive Title IX Regulations on the same Day the Cornell 7 are Revealed to the World
Discover how Trump's regressive Title IX will harm girls and women in K-12 schools and on college campuses. Understand the alarming impact on safety and justice for students, in terms of sexual harassment and assault.
What is an Experienced Public School Superintendent Worth?
Discover the true value of a school superintendent based on salary comparisons across the country and in Northern Virginia, including our own in Fairfax County Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid. Explore why the salaries of school superintendents are justified based on experience, education, and enrollment.
Happy September! Boy, that Flew By...
September Went by Fast! Hopefully, everyone has adjusted to new schedules, students, schools, and teachers. That first month of school went by so quick that we didn't get a newsletter out, and so much has happened! Fairfax rallied against terrible school safety issues, school staff were put on weapons duty at Lake Braddock (check out the call to action!), the Daily Signal put out another Fairfax County "Burn Book." In other Virginia education news: ask Governor Spanberger to
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