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Report: Chicago Teachers’ Union President Sends Child to Private School

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Andrew Hensel | September 12, 2023 (The Center Square) – Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis-Gates, who has been outspoken against the state’s school choice program, is sending her child to a private school, according to the Illinois Republican Party and other reports.  Davis-Gates took office in 2022 to lead the third largest teachers union […]

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Youngkin Announces Education Initiative to Address Learning Loss

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Morgan Sweeney | September 9, 2023 (The Center Square) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his ALL IN VA plan, intended to help Virginia students recover from COVID-19 learning loss and return to higher academic standards, on the heels of the announcement of the Virginia Assessment Results for the 2022-23 school year. The plan is the latest

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Traditional Sales Tax Holiday Weekend Delayed, May Be Gone

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Morgan Sweeney | August 5, 2023 (The Center Square) – Every year around this time, Virginians get a sales tax holiday for one weekend before the start of school. But this year, Virginia’s sales tax holiday for select school-readiness, hurricane preparedness and utilities items may itself be on holiday. Though predicted to be an “unparalleled” and

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VCU, Richmond High School Form Commonwealth’s First ‘Lab School’

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Morgan Sweeney | July 31, 2023 (The Center Square) – The Virginia Board of Education has approved the first lab school in the state, something Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been pushing for since he took office.  Virginia Commonwealth University has selected CodeRVA Regional High School as its lab school. Both are in Richmond. The schools

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Virginia School Safety Forum Brings Educators, Law Enforcement Together

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Morgan Sweeney | July 27, 2023 (The Center Square) — More than 1,100 people registered to attend the 2023 Virginia School Safety Training Forum, which will address roughly 20 topics pertaining to school safety and student well-being. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and its Center for School and Campus Safety partner with several other organizations,

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Bipartisan Backlash Against California’s ‘Social Justice’ Math

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Kenneth Schrupp | July 25, 2023 (The Center Square) – Despite collapsing math scores, the California Board of Education voted to adopt a new “equity” and “social justice” focused math education framework that education experts from across the political spectrum warn will increase achievement gaps and decrease learning among lower income and minority students.  Two

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