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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 […]

EdNews Virginia | February 4, 2024 Catholic Schools Week was celebrated January 28 through February 3 in Virginia and nationwide. The week has been observed annually since 1974, according to the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). “Every year, I’m joyfully reminded that Catholic Schools Week is a jubilant celebration and joyous recognition of the transformative

Pictured: Nathan Brinkman, Ginny Gentles & Steven Mosley With Governor Youngkin’s School Choice Week Proclamation EdNews Virginia | February 2, 2024 EdReform Virginia’s 2nd annual School Choice Week event drew more than 70 attendees Saturday evening. The event, held at Arlington’s Rocklands Barbecue and Grilling Company, featured remarks from a variety of speakers on the

EdNews Virginia | January 26, 2024 EdReform Virginia Executive Director Nathan Brinkman joined WMAL’s O’Connor & Company on Monday to discuss the issue of school choice in the Old Dominion State. Governor Glenn Youngkin formally recognized January 21–27 as “School Choice Week” in Virginia. “He put out a wonderful, official proclamation emphasizing the importance of

EdNews Virginia | January 18, 2024 January 21–27 is “Virginia School Choice Week,” Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared. In a proclamation, the governor notes that “students have different needs and learning styles, and a one-size-fits-all delivery of education does not serve the myriad needs of all families.” National School Choice Week (NSCW) aims to highlight

📷: Loudoun County High School (Wikimedia Commons) EdNews Virginia | January 17, 2023 On Tuesday, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit on behalf of The Daily Wire against the Loudoun County School Board. At issue is the embattled school district’s adherence to Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The lawsuit stems from the investigative

📷: Louis Kokonis / Alexandria City High School EdNews Virginia | January 8, 2024 High school math teacher Louis Kokonis, beloved by generations of Alexandria students, died on January 4, 2024. He was 91. Kokonis, the longest-serving educator in the history of Alexandria City Public Schools, taught math since 1959. In 2018, the Louis Kokonis

EdNews Virginia | December 20, 2023 Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is reminding the commonwealth’s school division leaders of their legal and moral obligations to combat all forms of discrimination, harassment and intimidation. In a letter to superintendents on Thursday, Miyares decried the rising “scourge of antisemitism” following the “barbaric” October 7 terrorist attack on

EdNews Virginia | December 14, 2023 Fairfax County School Board Member Karl Frisch was sworn in to a second term Wednesday night — with his hand on a stack of five highly controversial, ostensibly “banned” books. The five books were “LGBTQ-themed” in nature, according to Blue Virginia: All five books are currently available from Amazon