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LETTER: Fairfax School Boundary Review Plagued by Legal Issues, Ideological Bias

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Advisory Committee Excludes Stakeholders, Lacks Transparency Fairfax County resident Stephanie Lundquist-Arora sent the following open letter to Superintendent Michelle Reid on December 28, 2024: Dear Dr. Reid, I write to you today as a concerned parent and community member. In an attempt to establish credibility for your decisions with the redistricting initiative in Fairfax County […]

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Antisemitism Scandal Rocks Arlington’s Yorktown High School

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Nathan Brinkman | June 14, 2024 (EdNews Virginia) — Arlington’s Yorktown High is ending the school year mired in a controversy over antisemitism, EdNews Virginia has learned. “Several students and parents have shared concerns that the Yorktown yearbook has a senior quote which is considered antisemitic,” Principal Kevin Clark wrote in a June 5 email

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VDOE Names Em Cooper as Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning

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EdNews Virginia | April 24, 2024 Em Cooper will serve as Virginia’s deputy superintendent of teaching and learning, the state’s Department of Education has announced. Cooper most recently worked in Louisiana, serving as deputy assistant superintendent of educator development. Louisiana’s Department of Education oversees more than 170 school systems that serve over 700,000 students. “I

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Virginia School District Celebrates ‘Transgender and Non-Binary Youth’

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EdNews Virginia | March 4, 2024 In a Friday afternoon email, Arlington Public Schools announced the district will observe a “National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Stories Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Youth” on Monday, March 4. The email did not include opt-out information for parents. EdNews Virginia emailed the district’s spokesman on Saturday with

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‘Catholic Schools Week’ Celebrated in Virginia

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EdNews Virginia | February 4, 2024 Catholic Schools Week was celebrated January 28 through February 3 in Virginia and nationwide. The week has been observed annually since 1974, according to the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). “Every year, I’m joyfully reminded that Catholic Schools Week is a jubilant celebration and joyous recognition of the transformative

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‘Virginia School Choice Week’ Celebrated in Arlington

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Pictured: Nathan Brinkman, Ginny Gentles & Steven Mosley With Governor Youngkin’s School Choice Week Proclamation EdNews Virginia | February 2, 2024 EdReform Virginia’s 2nd annual School Choice Week event drew more than 70 attendees Saturday evening. The event, held at Arlington’s Rocklands Barbecue and Grilling Company, featured remarks from a variety of speakers on the

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ICYMI: Nathan Brinkman Talks School Choice on WMAL’s O’Connor & Company

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EdNews Virginia | January 26, 2024 EdReform Virginia Executive Director Nathan Brinkman joined WMAL’s O’Connor & Company on Monday to discuss the issue of school choice in the Old Dominion State. Governor Glenn Youngkin formally recognized January 21–27 as “School Choice Week” in Virginia. “He put out a wonderful, official proclamation emphasizing the importance of

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