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At the Statehouse: General Assembly Comes to a Close
Explore how the General Assembly comes to a close with key education bills and budget debates. Learn what this means for Virginia's future.
Marianne Burke, PhD
Mar 153 min read
A Coalition of Public School Advocates Demand Action from Governor Youngkin
In collaboration with the Virginia Grassroots Coalition, 4 Public Education initiated a letter to Governor Youngkin about the upcoming budget negotiations. That letter, provided below, requested that the Governor restore to the budget funding for high poverty schools that the General Assembly had previously approved. The letter was signed by twenty-five organizations that advocate for public education. Apparently, the Budget Conferees and the Governor have agreed on a comprom
Marianne Burke, PhD
May 10, 20241 min read
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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
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
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.
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