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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
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 “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 rational person would look at those boundaries and wonder how they came to be. Of course, those non-contiguous, gerrymandered boundaries are a developer’s dime a dozen in Fairfax County. Nevertheless, I did a little research (shared below), but first I want to discuss the recent history of Policy 8130. I was surprised by recent history and previo
Vanessa Hall
Jul 12, 202414 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 county’s current boundary policy which was originally adopted in 1986 and last revised in May of 2013, despite 5-year review requirements. This all followed a February school board meeting on Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) amendments, when most of the school board members expressed strong concerns that one-off boundary adjustments at individu
Vanessa Hall
Jul 5, 20248 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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