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January 2228 Is ‘Virginia School Choice Week’

EdNews Virginia | January 24, 2023 January 22–28 is “Virginia School Choice Week,” Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared. In a proclamation shared with EdNews Virginia, Youngkin notes that “School Choice Week is celebrated across the country by millions of students, parents, educators, schools, and organizations to raise awareness of the need for effective educational options.” […]

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School Choice Bill Sparks Debate in House Committee

Madison Hirneisen | January 17, 2023 (The Center Square) – A bill backed by Virginia Republican lawmakers to create “Education Success Accounts” to help parents pay for education expenses – including private school tuition – sparked debate among lawmakers Tuesday before clearing its first hurdle in a House of Delegates subcommittee.  House Bill 1508 proposes the

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High School for the Gifted Withholds Notification of Awards in the Name of ‘Equity’

Joe Herring | January 3, 2023 (The Lion) — Parents with children attending a top-ranked Virginia high school were shocked to discover administrators withheld notifications of National Merit Scholar awards for years. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHS) in Fairfax County, Virginia is a STEM-centered magnet school with high standards for admission,

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