Analysis and Commentary

Virginia Is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Derrick Max | March 24, 2025 (Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy) — As promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education (the Department). The order also ensures the continued delivery of essential services such as federal

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‘A Is for Abortion’: Virginia Public School Teaches ‘ABCs’ for Women’s History Month

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | March 19, 2025 (The Daily Signal) — America’s public high schools are strange places to find displays of the alphabet. Perhaps with plummeting standardized test scores and a substantial increase in English-as-a-second-language students in sanctuary districts, high school educators feel the need to review kindergarten basics. In Fairfax County, Virginia’s West Springfield High School, located just 17

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