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LETTER: Will Fairfax County Schools Eliminate DEI?

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Virginia’s Largest District Currently Favors ‘Equity’ Over Merit Fairfax County resident Stephanie Lundquist-Arora sent the following open letter to Superintendent Michelle Reid on January 24, 2025: Dr. Reid, On January 21, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The associated guidance that the U.S. Attorney General and […]

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Virginia School Choice Week Is January 26 – February 1

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EdNews Virginia | January 24, 2025 January 26 – February 1 is “Virginia School Choice Week,” Governor Glenn Youngkin has officially declared. In a proclamation, the governor notes that “educational variety not only helps to diversify our economy, but also enhances the vibrancy of our community.” National School Choice Week (NSCW) exists to highlight the critical

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High School Touts Scholarship for ‘Undocumented’ Students

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Nathan Brinkman | January 3, 2025 (EdNews Virginia) — Arlington’s Washington-Liberty High School (W-L) is promoting a scholarship exclusively for noncitizens, including those who are “undocumented,” EdNews Virginia has learned. In a Thursday email from the school’s counseling department, W-L families were informed of a “$4,000 scholarship, renewable for up to five years.” However, this

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LETTER: Fairfax School Boundary Review Plagued by Legal Issues, Ideological Bias

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Advisory Committee Excludes Stakeholders, Lacks Transparency Fairfax County resident Stephanie Lundquist-Arora sent the following open letter to Superintendent Michelle Reid on December 28, 2024: Dear Dr. Reid, I write to you today as a concerned parent and community member. In an attempt to establish credibility for your decisions with the redistricting initiative in Fairfax County

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Antisemitism Scandal Rocks Arlington’s Yorktown High School

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Nathan Brinkman | June 14, 2024 (EdNews Virginia) — Arlington’s Yorktown High is ending the school year mired in a controversy over antisemitism, EdNews Virginia has learned. “Several students and parents have shared concerns that the Yorktown yearbook has a senior quote which is considered antisemitic,” Principal Kevin Clark wrote in a June 5 email

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VDOE Names Em Cooper as Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning

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EdNews Virginia | April 24, 2024 Em Cooper will serve as Virginia’s deputy superintendent of teaching and learning, the state’s Department of Education has announced. Cooper most recently worked in Louisiana, serving as deputy assistant superintendent of educator development. Louisiana’s Department of Education oversees more than 170 school systems that serve over 700,000 students. “I

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