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General Assembly Responds to Governor's Vetos and Amendments
Discover how the General Assembly is pushing back on Youngkin's budget amendments and how this impacts Virginia schools.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Apr 55 min read
The General Assembly has Decisions to Make about Public Funds and Education
On April 2nd the General Assembly will enter another session where legislators will decide on whether to accept, amend, or reject Governor Y
Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 314 min read
Thane Glenn’s Fantasy Stories of Educational Horror
Part II of Governor Youngkin’s Magical Thinking series Once upon a time, in a land we all love, there was a Governor (or Thane if you are...
Cheryl Binkley
Jan 233 min read
Youngkin’s Charter-Lab Schools Push in 2024
The Problem Two hundred thirty-three amendments : there are so many problems with the Governor’s amendments to the bipartisan budget that...
Cheryl Binkley
Apr 16, 20245 min read
Youngkin's Lab Schools: So Many Problems, Where to Even Start?
The following is a transcript of remarks made by 4 PE's Cheryl Binkley made to the Virginia Board of Education at their meeting on April...
Cheryl Binkley
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Should Parents, Universities, and Virginia Get on Board with Gov. Youngkin’s Charter/Lab Schools?
On Friday, June 17 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin fulfilled his campaign promise of 20 new charter schools in the form of university...
Cheryl Binkley
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Back to School 2025-26
Students arrive for first day of school at Bailey's Upper Elementary For the caretakers of public education, Summer 2025 has been a...
US Dept of Education Threatens Northern Virginia School Districts
An extremist US Dept of Education has threatened Northern Virginia school districts in order to violate the civil rights of students.
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.
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