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Exciting Upcoming Events for September and October 2025!
We just updated our Events Calendar for the 2024-25 School Year with our September 26th Road Trip to Richmond (NOTE: VBOE date change!),...

Marianne Burke (PhD) and Vanessa Hall
Sep 18, 20243 min read


A Complex (and Expensive!) Legal Showdown about Student Rights Continues
Theocratic Veto versus School Policy This is part 2 of coverage on Jane Doe v. Fairfax County School Board (FCSB) (CL-2024-0003171), a...

Robert Rigby and Vanessa Hall
Aug 10, 20249 min read


Bucknell Elementary: Uniting with Courage and Strength
Discover the inspiring story of courage and strength within the tight-knit Bucknell Elementary community, a small but mighty school.

Vanessa Hall
Jul 22, 20247 min read


A Controversial Legal Attack on Students and Schools
Is a “Theocratic Veto” coming to Virginia? In a case ( see below ) brought this year in Fairfax County Circuit Court by America First...

Robert Rigby
Jul 19, 20245 min read


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

Vanessa Hall
Jul 12, 20247 min read


Essential Boundary Policy for a New Century
It Is Time For Some Real Change After months of debate, the Fairfax County School Board is finalizing a comprehensive overhaul of the...

Vanessa Hall
Jul 5, 20248 min read


Inspiring the Future: Science Fair Opens Doors
Science Fair is More Than a Competition Science Fair has inspired students around the world for over 100 years , from the tiniest...

Vanessa Hall
May 23, 20244 min read


Undermining Public Education: Fake Grassroots, Real Dark Money (Part 1)
Governor Glenn Youngkin and his allies used attacks on public education to win the governorship in 2021. National and local dark money...

Vanessa Hall
Oct 20, 20223 min read
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APS: History Repeats Itself
Witness the Arlington Public School Board stand up for the civil rights of students, as it did decades ago in the face of threats and segregation.


Why 4 Public Education Stands with the Districts who Protect Transgender and Non-binary Students
The Situation August 19, 2025 the US Department of Education announced they would withhold $50 million in Title IX funding from five of...


Back to School 2025-26
Back to school means something different to everyone. Don't forget that public education is still under threat by the US Dept of Education, defunding, and lawsuits.
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