Five Virginia Lab School Applications In; More Being Developed

Tyler Arnold | The Center Square (The Center Square) – As the Virginia Department of Education continues to accept applications for planning grants to create lab schools, five applications have been submitted, but many more are under development. “We have been pleased with the great interest from higher education, school divisions, business and community partners

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DeSantis: Nation’s Report Card Vindicates Decision to Keep Schools Open

Bethany Blankley | November 2, 2022 (The Center Square) – The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) rankings indicate that Florida students are “well ahead of their peers, especially with younger and educationally at-risk students who were harmed the most from distance-learning in other states,” the governor said. “We insisted on keeping schools open

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Nomani: Why Are Virginia Students Studying Body Size and Sexuality in Spanish Class?

A recent Spanish lesson at a Virginia school is a reminder that, despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s improvements, parents must remain vigilant. Asra Nomani | November 1, 2022 (The Federalist) — Earlier this month, spies and sleuths walked through the doors of the Central Intelligence Agency’s top-secret headquarters here in the D.C. suburbs for a day

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Some Virginia School Boards Resisting Youngkin’s New Transgender Guidelines

Tyler Arnold | November 1, 2022 (The Center Square) – Some school boards in Virginia are formally expressing their opposition to new transgender guidelines from the Virginia Department of Education, which would put more authority in the hands of parents and alter rules for bathrooms and locker rooms. The Fairfax County School Board and the

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