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Family First: Julie Gunlock’s Advocacy in Virginia

Her Voice Fueled Virginia’s Education Freedom Movement EdNews Virginia | March 18, 2026 ARLINGTON, VA — For the second consecutive year, a familiar voice was missing from the stage at EdReform Virginia’s annual school choice event. While Julie Gunlock missed last year’s gathering to celebrate her son’s birthday, her absence from this month’s event carried […]

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Brinkman: Empower Parents With School Choice

EdReform Virginia Founder Shares His Family’s Educational Journey EdNews Virginia | March 16, 2026 ARLINGTON, VA — Following a heartfelt invocation from board chairman Steven Mosley and the Pledge of Allegiance led by American Heritage Girls, EdReform Virginia Executive Director Nathan Brinkman framed the organization’s fourth annual school choice event through his own lens of

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FCPS Pressed for Transparency After Reported Centreville Assault

Boy Allegedly ‘Beat the Crap Out of a Girl’ EdNews Virginia | March 16, 2026 Editor’s Note: On March 16, 2026, parent advocate Stephanie Lundquist-Arora sent the following email to Fairfax County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Pablo Resendiz and Superintendent Michelle Reid regarding an alleged incident at Centreville High School and the division’s family notification

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A Roadmap to Educational Freedom

Local Educators Share Practical Advice for Parents EdNews Virginia | March 13, 2026 ARLINGTON, VA — While advocates called for “universal school choice,” many families gathered in Arlington last Saturday were looking for immediate solutions within the often-frustrating confines of Virginia’s current educational reality. “What we wanted to do here at EdReform Virginia is to

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Earle-Sears: Trust Parents With Kids’ Food, But Not Education?

EdNews Virginia | March 11, 2026 Former Lt. Gov. Challenges ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Model ARLINGTON, VA — In a wide-ranging and impassioned address, former Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears issued a direct challenge to Virginia’s educational status quo Saturday in Arlington. The current refusal to allow “funding to follow the student” contradicts how almost every other public benefit

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100+ Gather in Arlington for Annual School Choice Event

Larry O’Connor, Winsome Earle-Sears Champion Educational Freedom EdNews Virginia | March 9, 2026 ARLINGTON, VA — Energy and optimism filled the room Saturday as EdReform Virginia hosted its 4th Annual School Choice Celebration at the Leadership Institute. With more than 100 attendees, the event served as a vibrant hub for Northern Virginia families, educators and

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FCPS Set to Cut Teachers, Promote Administrators in FY2027

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | March 9, 2026 (EdNews Virginia) — As student enrollment continues to decline in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the district appears poised to cut more teachers — while leaving central administration largely untouched. As hard-working school-based administrators watch their school budgets shrink in response to fewer students enrolling in public schools, many

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More Money, Fewer Students: Fairfax Schools’ Trust Crisis

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | March 4, 2026 There has been a significant decline in enrollment in Virginia’s largest public school district. Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) experienced the largest drop in student enrollment of any district in the state from 2015 to 2025, according to the University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. While

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