Failure Rates ‘Shockingly High,’ County Parent Writes Fairfax County resident Stephanie Lundquist-Arora sent the following open letter to Superintendent Michelle Reid on May 2, 2025: Dr. Reid and School Board Members, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has a branding problem. I’m sure that any Marketing 101 teacher would agree that the district’s leadership’s current branding […]
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Nathan Brinkman | March 26, 2025 (EdNews Virginia) — One Arlington student was taken into custody after two knives were found at Swanson Middle School, according to county law enforcement. Officers were dispatched to the school early Tuesday afternoon following a “report of threats.” The police department’s crime report indicates that “juvenile males became involved
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EdNews Virginia | March 21, 2025 On Thursday, President Trump issued the following executive order, which directs Secretary McMahon to shut down the federal Department of Education to the fullest extent possible under current law. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
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Nathan Brinkman | February 27, 2025 (EdNews Virginia) — The U.S. Department of Education has rolled out EndDEI.Ed.Gov, a new online portal designed to crowdsource reports of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the nation’s publicly-funded K-12 schools. “The secure portal allows parents to provide an email address, the name of the student’s school
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$168.1M in Federal Aid Now at Risk EdNews Virginia | February 25, 2025 Fairfax resident Stephanie Lundquist-Arora sent the following letter to Superintendent Michelle Reid and members of the county school board today. Dr. Reid and School Board Members, As Fairfax County’s revenue base is expected to shrink significantly with cost-cutting at the federal level,
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Northern Virginia Public Schools Defy Executive Orders EdNews Virginia | February 24, 2025 Arlington, Virginia resident Mariah Burton Nelson sent the following letter to Governor Glenn Youngkin today. Dear Governor Youngkin: I’m a longtime Virginia resident with serious concerns about current policies that allow males – based on their self-perception or claim to be transgender
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EdNews Virginia | February 8, 2025 EdReform Virginia’s 3rd annual School Choice Week event drew a crowd of more than 50 on Saturday, Feb. 1. The event, held in Arlington, featured remarks from a variety of speakers on the need for educational freedom. “The Nation’s Report Card came out just last week — and the
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EdNews Virginia | February 7, 2025 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin joined Fox News on Thursday to discuss President Trump’s executive order on women’s sports. “This is a big moment for America because women’s sports are protected by Title IX,” Youngkin told Fox News host Will Cain. Trump’s executive order, titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s
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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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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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