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Another Daily Signal Burn Book from the Project 2025 Mean Girls
Propaganda Mean Girls of Project 2025 How many times has 4 Public Education corrected false narratives and cherry-picked data shared by the Heritage Foundation's Daily Signal? So. Many. Times. Yet, these propaganda "Mean Girls" keep on publishing disinformation right out of the Project 2025 playbook and pushing the "public schools are failing" mantra in their Daily Signal Burn Book. Meanwhile Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) staff steadfastly continue to support and educat

Vanessa Hall
Sep 236 min read


Fake Scandals Create Real Legal Costs for Fairfax County Taxpayers
Explore the impact of on school systems due to fake scandals that create real legal costs for taxpayers. Discover how the legal costs associated with the manufactured abortion scandal has likely exceeded $6 million in one year!

Vanessa Hall
Jul 294 min read


Appreciation and Concerns Raised about the Superintendent's Budget
Explore key insights from the school board meeting on the FY 2026-27 budget. Understand diverse perspectives which include appreciation and concern over the Superintendent's school budget.

Vanessa Hall
Feb 115 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


A Superior Superintendent Remains at the Helm
In today’s divided world, it was a pleasure to see agreement in a school board meeting, as the Fairfax County School Board (FCSB)...

Vanessa Hall
Nov 24, 20241 min read


State of Schools for Black Students in Fairfax County
Fairfax NAACP Community Meeting with the Superintendent Members of the Fairfax NAACP witnessed a rare event: a school superintendent willing to have a frank conversation about the state of schools for Black students. The meeting was hosted by Fairfax NAACP’s Dr. Sujatha Hamption (first Vice President and Chair of the Education Committee) and Mike Woltz (Chair of the Legal Redress Committee). It was a tough, open discussion with Dr. Michelle Reid, Superintendent of Fairfax Cou

Vanessa Hall
Nov 24, 20245 min read


Social Media Threats Fuel Fear at Virginia Schools
Social Media Threats Close Schools and Delay Games in Multiple Virginia Counties Nationwide there is always a spike in threats of...

Cheryl Binkley2
Sep 23, 20244 min read


Unite against LGBTQ+ Hate
The Financial and Emotional Costs of anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric In the first two weeks of Pride month, I have been struck by increased hate, fear, and anger against the LGBTQ+ community, specifically against our schools. As a mom and active school volunteer, I find this concerning because I know how harmful it is to students, educators, and families. Not only are these wild accusations and misinformation scary, but they also make parents and guardians feel threatened for the safety

Vanessa Hall
Jun 15, 20244 min read


In the Face of Hate, West Potomac Students Choose to Change the World
A Strong Student Production of Kinky Boots While several hate groups descended on the FCPS high school last weekend, the students, teachers, and families of West Potomac High School chose to work together, put on an excellent show, and have a great time. Like their shirts said, “You can change the world when you change your mind.” The administrators, parents, students, and educators who put their hearts, souls, and bodies on the line for this production should be commended.

Vanessa Hall
May 10, 20247 min read


What’s Kinky about Allyship?
Give the Boot(s) to critics and let the show go on! Thousands of Fairfax residents are looking forward to seeing an amazing student musical at West Potomac High School (buy tickets here) about allyship and finding common ground with people who have different ideas and come from wildly different backgrounds. Meanwhile, a teeny-tiny group of parents are freaking out that Kinky Boots is somehow deviant or “sexual.” I don’t want to give their complaints air because they are so no

Vanessa Hall
Apr 25, 20243 min read


FCPS Rallies in Support of Transgender Students
On August 15, 2023, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid made an official statement after community members expressed concern about...

Vanessa Hall
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Reject Youngkin's "Don't Be Trans" School Policies
Last week, Glenn Youngkin’s Department of Education released their so-called “Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students” which does everything but respect the privacy and dignity of Virginia’s students and families. Some have renamed the policies the “Don’t Be Trans” policies, alluding to the fact that the Youngkin “model” policies arrive in the wake of hundreds of bills and policies across the nation targeting LGBTQIA students. To add insult t

Vanessa Hall
Jul 27, 20233 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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