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Youngkin Issues Executive Order Addressing School Overdoses

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News Release | November 1, 2023 (Office of the Governor) — In response to nine student overdoses at a Loudoun County high school just last month, Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order Twenty-Eight. While the Loudoun County Public School division reportedly waited more than twenty days to notify parents to the overdose incidents, Governor Youngkin is […]

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Governor Youngkin Announces 13 Grants for Innovative Lab Schools

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Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin | March 7, 2023 (News Release) — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the first thirteen approved planning grants to develop innovative lab schools in the Commonwealth.   “Restoring excellence in the Commonwealth’s education system has been a top priority of this administration since Day One,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “By fostering partnerships between our

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Youngkin Calls for Law to Protect Student Achievement From Merit Award Withholders

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News Release | January 19, 2023 (Governor of Virginia) — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that he has requested Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (Henrico) and Delegate Nick Freitas (Culpeper) to sponsor legislation on his behalf to require Virginia schools to inform students and their parents about National Merit Scholarships and other awards.  In December, it was discovered

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YOUNGKIN: Dismal Results Confirm Urgency of Education Reform

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Virginia 4th Graders Recorded Largest Math and Reading Declines in the Nation Governor’s Office | October 24, 2022 Governor Glenn Youngkin described the learning losses of Virginia fourth- and eighth-grade students on this year’s national reading and mathematics tests as catastrophic. Since 2017, fourth graders in Virginia suffered the largest declines in reading and math

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