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VMI Eschews Standards of Excellence, Devalues Diploma
by Joseph D. Elie As an alumnus living in Florida, I have a dearth of information about what is happening at the Virginia Military Institute on a day-to-day basis. I see the superficial social media postings from the public relations … Continue reading
Posted in Culture wars, Education (higher ed)
Virginia’s a Frequent Battleground in the Expanding Culture War
by Nelson Fegley To discuss this subject properly we first need to define the phrase “Culture War.” With the help of Wikipedia, it may be described as “a cultural conflict between different social groups to impose their own virtues, beliefs … Continue reading
Charlottesville, Its Public Schools and UVa – Part Four – Chronic Absenteeism, Social Promotion, VTSS and UVa’s Ed School
by James C. Sherlock There is a rule: nothing else schools do will matter much for kids who are chronically absent. In Charlottesville, it is the Black children who dominate the chronic absenteeism statistics. Their SOL performance validates the rule. … Continue reading
Crime and Punishment in Charlottesville
by James C. Sherlock UVa and Harvard are the two campuses most often cited by the national and world press as homes to the worst actors after October 7. It is easy work. I posted a column on Saturday making … Continue reading
The Benefits of School Choice and the Risks in the November Elections
from Liberty Unyielding The debate over school choice has tended to focus on whether students learn more as a result. But learning improvements from school choice are probably smaller than improvements in other dimensions, such as civic participation, law abidingness, … Continue reading
Posted in Education (K-12), Elections, General Assembly
Tagged Hans Bader, Liberty Unyielding blog
POLLS: Inflation Top Issue; Virginians Reject Democrats’ Position on Abortion
by Shaun Kenney New polling data from Founders Insight reveal that 24% of Virginians are putting inflation as their top concern heading into the November elections, with abortion coming in at 15% and split between Democrats and Republicans. To make … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Business and Economy, Elections, General Assembly, Politics
Tagged Shaun
Guns for Felons?
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Virginia law prohibits a convicted felon from possessing or transporting a firearm. Is that unconstitutional under the provisions of last year’s Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen (597 U.S. ___; … Continue reading
Posted in Courts and law, Culture wars, Gun rights, Virginia Law
Tagged Dick Hall-Sizemore
Stop Coddling Bad Kids
by Kerry Dougherty I have a new hero. I don’t know her real name but in her Southeast Washington D.C. neighborhood, they just call her “Grandma.” Last Friday Grandma was on her way to chemo when a 15-year-old punk walked … Continue reading
Fairfax SAT Scores Fall 27 Points Since 2018
by Arthur Purves When my wife and I were looking for a home in Fairfax County 50 years ago, we asked the real estate agent how the schools were. “Excellent!” she replied. But today? The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) … Continue reading
On the Unlawful Nature of ‘Equity’ in Virginia
by David Gordon The Democrats wanted a fight over Critical Race Theory (CRT). The Virginia Project and our friends gave them the fight they were begging for — and spanked them so hard they’ll never forget it. When the facts … Continue reading
Why a VMI Alumnus Yanked a $1 Million Bequest
An open letter to the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors, Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association, VMI Corps of Cadets, VMI Alumni/ae, Parents Council, and The Cadet Newspaper. November 11, 2022 I am a member of the VMI class 1975. In … Continue reading
“Violence Is Spinning Out of Control”
by Jon Baliles On Wednesday, CBS6 Crime Insider Jon Burkett gave an interview to John Reid on WRVA about the rising and scary number of shootings happening all over the region, most of them in the city. He noted that as … Continue reading
Does VMI Oppress Fat People?
by James A. Bacon Last night the Virginia Military Institute hosted Kimberly Dark, a gay- and fat-rights activist, at its Gender Inclusion Dinner. The VMI website has published no information about the event. But in her website, Dark said she … Continue reading
Posted in Culture wars, Education (higher ed)
What Leadership Looks Like – Teacher Shortages, Learning Losses and Gov. Youngkin
by James C. Sherlock Sometimes you just have to let leaders speak for themselves. This is one of those times. Faced with critical teacher shortages and learning losses, I publish here the Governor’s Executive Order 3 and Bridging the Gap: … Continue reading
