In the Classroom 5/6

Joint Statement on the FCPS Teach Truth Resolution

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Joint Statement on the FCPS Teach Truth Resolution

October 26, 2022 4 Public Education, Fairfax Federation of Teachers, Fairfax Education Association, Stand and Deliver and FCPS Pride...

Undermining Public Education: Fake Grassroots, Real Dark Money (Part 1)

Vanessa Hall

Oct 20, 20223 min read

School Board Matters

Undermining Public Education: Fake Grassroots, Real Dark Money (Part 1)

Governor Glenn Youngkin and his allies used attacks on public education to win the governorship in 2021. National and local dark money...

Attacks on Virginia's Public Schools: Honest Conversations (Part 2)

Marianne Burke and Atif Qarni

Oct 13, 20224 min read

Richmond Matters

Attacks on Virginia's Public Schools: Honest Conversations (Part 2)

Part 1 of this 2-part series, introduced Governor Youngkin’s attack on public education during and after his campaign. This second part...

Political Attacks on Virginia's Public Schools (Part 1)

Marianne Burke, PhD

Oct 5, 20223 min read

Richmond Matters

Political Attacks on Virginia's Public Schools (Part 1)

As he did before the 2021 election, Governor Glenn Youngkin continues to inaccurately and unfairly disparage public schools in Virginia....

Why are we allowing schools to criminalize our children?

Marianne Burke, PhD

Aug 21, 20224 min read

In the Classroom

Why are we allowing schools to criminalize our children?

A new law (SB36) in Virginia has many parents worried and upset, because it can give elementary students rap sheets for misdemeanors.

Marianne Burke, PhD

Aug 14, 20224 min read

In the Classroom

Yes, Virginia, we want to teach history

Position of 4 Public Education and a Call To Action Governor Glenn Youngkin, and his Department of Education, are attempting to quietly...

Breaking: Americans Trust Teachers. Can Local Dialog Keep it Strong?

Monte Bourjaily

Aug 9, 20223 min read

In the Classroom

Breaking: Americans Trust Teachers. Can Local Dialog Keep it Strong?

For those worried that American public education is in crisis, stop for a moment and consider this: the international survey firm Ipsos...

Vanessa Hall

Aug 1, 20223 min read

In the Classroom

Teachers need your support (now!)

“August is the Sunday night of the school year for teachers.” -Mrs. Kelly Love I’m just a parent, but that statement struck me like a...

The Truth About Co-Ed Family Life Education

Vanessa Hall

Jul 14, 20222 min read

In the Classroom

The Truth About Co-Ed Family Life Education

Below are my comments to the FCPS School Board on July 14th, 2022. The meeting video follow at the end of this blog. See my colleagues...

Vanessa Hall

Jul 6, 20223 min read

In the Classroom

Independence, Not Indoctrination

Conservative media is portraying public schools as indoctrination camps. They pejoratively call them “government schools” while...

Vanessa Hall

Jun 12, 20223 min read

Champions 4 Education

Stand Up for Pride

We are in the middle of a civil rights battle, fighting for the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in our living room...

Jenna White

Jun 10, 20222 min read

In the Classroom

School's Out for Summer

My Facebook feed is full of proud parents and high school seniors in full graduation regalia, celebrating this important life passage....

Co-Ed Sex Education: Good for ALL Students

Marianne Burke, PhD

May 26, 20222 min read

In the Classroom

Co-Ed Sex Education: Good for ALL Students

Speech on comprehensive sex education given by Marianne Burke to the Fairfax County Public School Board, May 26, 2022. Text slightly...

Vanessa Hall

May 26, 20223 min read

In the Classroom

Statement on the Uvalde Tragedy

Our hearts go out to the families who lost family and loved ones in Uvalde and the other gun shootings over the last three decades. We...

Cheryl Binkley

May 22, 20222 min read

Richmond Matters

Responding to a Right-wing Hatchet Job

On May 19, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Secretary Aimee Guidera, and Superintendent Jillian Balow held a press conference to release their...

Virginia’s Great Education Opens Way for Great Business

Rick Clayton

Mar 23, 20222 min read

In the Classroom

Virginia’s Great Education Opens Way for Great Business

Virginia is the top state for businesses, in large part due to outstanding education.

Of Charters and Choice In the Old Dominion

Cheryl Binkley

Mar 14, 20223 min read

In the Classroom

Of Charters and Choice In the Old Dominion

For years charter proponents lamented the tight control local boards kept on their school dollars in Virginia towns and counties, and how...

Vanessa Hall

Mar 8, 20223 min read

In the Classroom

A Tale of Two Woodsons

Former Fairfax Superintendent W.T. Woodson and noted historian Dr. C.G. Woodson are two Virginians who both became supervisors of large...

Lessons from the Past for the Present and Future- A Virginia History

William and Donna Brown

Mar 2, 20225 min read

In the Classroom

Lessons from the Past for the Present and Future- A Virginia History

Since Virginia’s infancy, African-Americans have advocated for, built, and championed public education for all Virginians. This support...

Book Challenges Undermine Public Schools

Rick Clayton

Feb 23, 20222 min read

In the News

Book Challenges Undermine Public Schools

Across America, a small minority of people seeking to undermine our schools point to individual books and declare unilaterally that they...

ABOUT

Mission

Team

ACT

EVENTS

BLOG

LEARN

In depth

In the news

In the know

CONTACT