A public school district in northern Virginia is finalizing a sanctuary city-like policy to prevent staff from disclosing immigration or citizenship status unless the law dictates it or there is a court order. Fairfax County…
Topic: Virginia
Virginia high school students walkout to protest for abortion
Parents across the country have woken up to the reality that public education is attempting to replace parents and indoctrinate children at a young age. Look no further than protests in northern Virginia, where high…
Youngkin pushes for politically-diverse faculty
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin may no longer be the focus of national headlines, but some of his moves are making waves in the commonwealth. His latest effort is to call for Virginia’s higher education…
Mask mandate requirement lifted by judge in Virginia
Over two years into the coronavirus pandemic, reason and sensible policies have re-entered the education space. Several public school systems in northern Virginia have enacted mask-optional policies for their students, which parents and activists cheered…
School board group apologizes for calling parents’ protests ‘domestic terrorism’
Too little, too late for the National School Board Association (NBSA), which used inflammatory language to describe concerned parents at school board meetings. The group apologized for its letter to the Biden administration and said…
Virginia county’s town hall on racial justice lacks support
It sounds as if a county commission has gone rogue in the D.C. metropolitan area. In Prince William County, located about 30 miles southwest of the nation’s capital, three county commissioners of the Racial and…
Teacher shortage affecting education nationwide
One of the rarely-discussed effects of the coronavirus pandemic was the looming teacher shortage, both full-time and substitute teachers, across multiple states in the country. Teachers have told the media and their administrators that the…
Critical Race Theory battles still rage across America
Critical Race Theory is a real threat to American civic education, but the media makes it seem that it is a partisan issue and that much of the attention has died down. Yet, the fight…
Schools reject ‘woke’ Virginia transgender rules
Virginia school boards are pushing back against the Virginia Department of Education regarding transgenderism in schools, setting the stage for an intense standoff between local and state officials. Last year, Virginia’s DOE adopted the controversial…
Virginia school board ends public comment after outcry over transgender pronouns
A northern Virginia school district survived its most recent public meeting after parents and protesters disrupted the meeting during the public comment period. Loudoun County’s school board cut off public comment during its meeting on…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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