In Arlington Public Schools, ‘Most Incidents Get Buried’ EdNews Virginia | February 8, 2023 “The lack of transparency around health and safety incidents is undermining parent confidence in APS,” County Council of PTA’s President Claire Noakes told members of Arlington County’s school board Thursday night. “In the month of January alone, I’m sorry to say, …
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EdNews Virginia | February 7, 2023 “Dorothy Hamm Middle School was informed of a threat of violence written on a piece of paper and slipped under a teacher workroom door,” Principal Ellen Smith wrote to families today. “As a precaution, there will be increased police presence at the school today,” Principal Smith wrote. “Any staff …
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EdNews Virginia | February 3, 2023 The Arlington County Police Department announced the arrest of 18-year-old Kenan Owens following yesterday’s “lockdown” incident at Wakefield High School. According to a news release, he was arrested earlier today, and is currently being held without bond. Owens is now charged with trespassing, in addition to several firearms-related offenses. …
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Pictured: Steven Mosley EdNews Virginia | January 30, 2023 Roughly 100 men, women and kids gathered Saturday evening in celebration of National School Choice Week, hosted by EdReform Virginia and the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF). The crowd enjoyed dinner on the second floor of Arlington, Virginia’s Rocklands Barbecue and heard from a variety of speakers …
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EdNews Virginia | January 27, 2023 EdReform Virginia Executive Director Nathan Brinkman joined WMAL’s “O’Connor & Company” on Wednesday to discuss education savings account legislation as well as the School Choice Week event to be held on Saturday night in Arlington, Virginia. “We have come a long way in Virginia,” Brinkman told WMAL co-hosts Larry …
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.” …
EdNews Virginia | January 23, 2023 Corey DeAngelis and Joe Mobley joined host Tom Basile on Newsmax to break down the controversy engulfing Northern Virginia public schools over the withholding of academic merit commendations from students, many of whom are Asian American. “Now, 17 schools in Virginia have been exposed for this apparently racist policy,” …
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EdNews Virginia | January 20, 2023 📷: Steven Mosley Steven Mosley joined host Ginny Gentles last month on the latter’s podcast, Escaping Your Government Assigned School. Mosley is a college educator and member of Project 21. Gentles is director of the Education Freedom Center at the Independent Women’s Forum. Both Mosley and Gentles are board …
EdNews Virginia | January 9, 2023 Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today that his probe into possible violations of the Virginia Human Rights Act by school officials in Fairfax County will now include the entire district, not just Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. “It’s concerning that multiple schools throughout Fairfax County withheld …
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EdNews Virginia | December 28, 2022 A recent survey found that many students are now “indifferent” to the flag. “About 30% overall said their children felt ‘indifference’ when they saw the flag,” Nathan Harden noted. “But when you consider younger parents as a group that number was much higher. 52.6% of parents aged 18-24 said …
