President Vows to Defend Parents, Champion Educational Freedom EdNews Virginia | January 29, 2026 President Donald J. Trump has officially proclaimed January 25 through January 31, 2026 as National School Choice Week, calling for a renewed national commitment to parental rights and educational freedom. In a proclamation issued from the White House, President Trump highlighted […]
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Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | January 27, 2026 (EdNews Virginia) — Halfway through fiscal year 2026, Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) total expenditure on law firms to date is more than $8 million, likely making this fiscal year the most legally expensive year in FCPS history. FCPS Legal Fees (FY 2020–Present) Fiscal Year Legal Fees FY 2020
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Larry O’Connor and Winsome Earle-Sears to Headline Virginia Event EdNews Virginia | January 25, 2026 National School Choice Week (NSCW) is officially under way. “All week, we’re celebrating how school choice has changed the lives of millions of students by empowering parents and families to choose a school or program that best meets their child’s
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EdNews Virginia | January 20, 2026 On her first day in office, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order Four, titled “Committing to Academic Excellence and Affirming the Commonwealth’s Commitment to Providing a High-Quality Public Education.” The order serves as the administration’s formal roadmap for K-12 priorities, specifically targeting what the Governor describes as “instructional gaps”
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School Division’s Legal Bills Continue to Swell Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | December 30, 2025 (EdNews Virginia) — Even Sen. Louise Lucas (D-18), Virginia Senate president pro tempore, knows the last thing Fairfax County needs is more money. Earlier this month, Sen. Lucas posted on X, “I’m getting sick and tired of localities in Northern Virginia (especially Fairfax) spreading
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Nathan Brinkman | October 29, 2025 My daughter’s public, government-run middle school has scheduled a “Family Equity Forum.” The RSVP form included a section inviting “suggestions for discussion topics and whether you can lend expertise to these efforts.” Here’s what I wrote: In recent years, Swanson’s equity initiatives have too often felt very reductive, defining
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Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | October 20, 2025 In response to a Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) teacher’s allegations that staff at Centreville High School arranged and funded an abortion for a minor student without her guardian’s knowledge, the district’s leadership hired a notoriously expensive law firm – King & Spalding – to investigate. Many of the
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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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