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Garland Refuses to Denounce Memo That Incited Counterterrorism Measures Against Parents
Jillian Schneider | September 29, 2009 (The Lion) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to distance himself from the controversial memo branding parents as “domestic terrorists.” In a hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on last week, Garland skirted questions from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, about an infamous memo which referred to parents who …
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Groups Urge Supreme Court to Hear School Admissions Case
Morgan Sweeney | September 28, 2023 (The Center Square) — A Virginia parents group and Fairfax County Public Schools have been locked in a legal battle recently appealed to the Supreme Court – and several legal organizations have filed amicus briefs petitioning the court to hear the case. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology …
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WalletHub: Virginia Ranks ‘Best State for Teachers’
Morgan Sweeney | September 20, 2023 (The Center Square) — Virginia is 2023’s best state for teachers, according to a study conducted by personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub ranked states by 24 weighted metrics in two major categories: Opportunity and competition and academic and work environment. Virginia placed first for the former and eleventh for the …
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George Mason and Freedom of the Press
Fairfax County Times | September 18, 2023 Just down the road from our offices, at Gunston Hall, a gentleman farmer and founding father from Fairfax County during colonial times, George Mason, worked tirelessly to ensure his fellow Virginians were not oppressed by a government located across the Atlantic Ocean. Mason was elected to the legislature …
‘Ugly Story’: Merrick Garland and the Loudoun Love Warriors
Nathan Harden | September 7, 2023 (RealClearWire) — The year 2021 was not an easy one to be a school board member. Some parents had concerns about the use of critical race theory in the curriculum, and many were angry about school closings and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public school board meetings grew …
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Revised Math Standards Will Take Effect Next School Year
Morgan Sweeney | September 6, 2023 (The Center Square) — The State Board of Education completed its review of state standards of learning for math and has approved new 2023 standards to go into effect during the 2024-25 school year. In 2000, the General Assembly voted to make it a law that the board must review the …
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