Category: Education (K-12)
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High School Abortion Coverup: Read the Tick-Tock.
School district learned of abortion scandal just last week? Teacher says she warned the school district seven times. by Asra Nomani There is an important story happening in Fairfax County, Va., about a school system’s social worker who allegedly arranged and financed an abortion by a 17-year-old girl without her legal guardian’s consent or knowledge.…
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Spanberger Wants Trans Boys to “Be Themselves” in School
Does that include girls’ locker rooms? Spanberger wouldn’t answer Restoration News‘ question. by Victoria Manning Winsome Sears has been outspoken about taking action to prohibit boys in girls’ spaces, while Abigail Spanberger wouldn’t respond to Restoration News’ questions. Yet her record proves she won’t protect girls or support parents’ rights. Spanberger says she believes kids…
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Fairfax School Staff Accused of Procuring Abortions for Students Without Notifying Parents
by Kerry Dougherty If ABC news reports are true – that Fairfax county school staff arranged and bankrolled abortions for pregnant students in 2021 without informing the girls’ parents — the state should come in and take control of the district. People need to go to prison for this. FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County…
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Education Issues, Choices Facing Virginia’s Voters
By Derrick Max Virginia’s education system is in crisis. The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores are a wake-up call: only 31% of Virginia’s fourth graders are proficient in reading and only 40% in math, and just 29% of eighth graders meet proficiency standards in both reading and math. Worse, nearly one…
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Constitutional Law 101
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The lawyers in the federal Dept. of Education and the Youngkin administration either don’t understand a court decision or are choosing to ignore it. The department has notified the school districts of Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William that their policies allowing transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms that…
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Reid Sides with Parents in K-12 Reform
by James A. Bacon It’s conventional wisdom that voters don’t read the position papers of political candidates. If so, John Reid’s foray into K-12 school reform may not do much to energize his campaign for lieutenant governor. That would be a shame because, love him or hate him, Reid speaks common sense with clarity on…
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New Governor, New Chance to Actually Improve Education
By Chris Braunlich It shouldn’t be hard for both political parties to agree that among those who suffered most from covid school shut-downs were low-income children. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the assessment against which all states judge their progress, the percentage of Virginia students scoring at proficient or above in the 2024 NAEP…
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White Children Deserve Equity, Too
by Paul Goldman Did you know the Constitution of Virginia denies white children the right to equal educational opportunities? Indeed, not just denied: but intentionally denied by the drafters of Article VIII, the Educational Clause. The denial is particularly damaging to white children in the Western and rural parts of the state. That’s right: Trump…
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Lawsuit Alleges Principal Made False Racism Claims
Elected officials fanned the flames about an alleged racist incident at Kellam High School—creating community scorn for the students and families. by Victoria Manning Three Virginia Beach parents filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit on June 2nd against Kellam High School principal Ryan Schubart contending Schubart wrongly accused their children of racism. The families claim…
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Separate But Unequal Lives On Without School Choice
By Chris Braunlich May 17 marked the 71st anniversary of the 1954 court decision called Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS — but the case began here, in Virginia. In 1951 Virginia public education operated under the doctrine of “separate but equal,” but the definition of “equal” left much to be desired. In Farmville’s high school for African-American…
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Preschoolers Gone Wild?
by James A. Bacon The number of Virginia preschoolers with disabilities has increased 24% of the past two years. The response of the Virginia Board of Education? Hire more special education teachers! Voting 7 to 0, the Board directed the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to remove the requirement for special-ed teachers to do graduate-level…
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Why So Few Female School Superintendents? Bias, If You Believe the RTD.
by James A. Bacon It appears that there is a “disparity” between the percentage of female teachers in Virginia public schools and the percentage of female school superintendents. About 82% of classroom teachers are women, but only 40% of school division superintendents are, reports Anna Bryson with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. What causes that discrepancy? According…
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Virginia Beach Dems Oppose Ending Discrimination in Schools
Republicans vote to uphold civil rights laws by committing to end DEI. by Victoria Manning On April 8th, the Virginia Beach School Board adopted a resolution with a 6-3 vote committing to end discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. They must still vote to formally remove DEI policies at a future meeting. The Democrats…
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DEI Enforcers Muscle VA Beach Schools
by Kerry Dougherty Oh look. Far-left Democrats in the General Assembly want to play FAFO. For those unfamiliar, that means “eff around and find out.” And they’re gambling with Virginia Beach public schools to do it. If you have kids in those schools you should be on the phone telling those radicals to back off…
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Student Funding, Family Choice
by Calder Svensen The landscape of American education is shifting. With the potential dissolution of the Federal Department of Education, states have a rare opportunity to rethink how education dollars are spent. Rather than waiting for broad, national solutions that may never materialize, Virginia should lead in designing an approach that prioritizes flexibility, choice, and…