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‘Empowering Parents, States, and Communities’: Read Trump’s Executive Order

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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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U.S. Education Department Launches ‘End DEI’ Portal

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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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LETTER: Will Fairfax Schools Comply With Federal Law?

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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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LETTER: Youngkin Must Defend Virginia Women and Girls

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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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LETTER: Will Fairfax County Schools Eliminate DEI?

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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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Virginia School Choice Week Is January 26 – February 1

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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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High School Touts Scholarship for ‘Undocumented’ Students

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Nathan Brinkman | January 3, 2025 (EdNews Virginia) — Arlington’s Washington-Liberty High School (W-L) is promoting a scholarship exclusively for noncitizens, including those who are “undocumented,” EdNews Virginia has learned. In a Thursday email from the school’s counseling department, W-L families were informed of a “$4,000 scholarship, renewable for up to five years.” However, this

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