I’m pleased to announce that Todd Truitt will join the Bacon’s Rebellion team as a regular contributor. His editorial concentration will be K-12 education policy in the commonwealth.

Todd is a parent of two Arlington Public Schools (APS) students in Arlington County and an education advocate during his free time. He has been active on K-12 education policy issues as a volunteer at the local level for 5 years and at the state level for two years. His main areas of focus in education policy are on accountability, assessment, instruction (especially math) and school finance.

Todd serves on the Virginia Department of Education’s Innovative Assessment Work Group and its Mathematics Advisory Task Force. He was previously the Chair of the Mathematics Advisory Council of APS, and has served on various other APS committees. He is the Chair of the Schools Committee of the Arlington County Civic Federation, and a Board member of Arlington Parents for Education. He also dabbles in Democratic politics at the state and local level.

Todd has been a business transactions attorney for over 20 years. He is an Indiana native and lived in California for 13 years prior to becoming a Virginian in 2014.

— JAB