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Mar 73 min read

Fairfax Committee Volunteers are Under Attack

Discover how you can support Fairfax FLE committee volunteers who are under attack for defending inclusive, age-appropriate sex education.

Mar 73 min read

When the Attack is on History is About Controlling the Future

Explore the impact of recent attacks on Black history and its implications. Learn how defending Black history helps us shape OUR future.

Feb 273 min read

A Week in the Trenches Dodging Bullet Points

Speaking up from the trenches, teachers share their five bullet points, in light of the federal battle against education.

Feb 275 min read

At the Statehouse: End of General Assembly Session

The 2025 General Assembly Session ended on February 22. Sadly, bills that called for improved funding for public education were defeated...

AT THE STATEHOUSE

Feb 263 min read

At the Statehouse: Few Priority Education Bills Remain and Budget Negotiations are Impending

February 4th was Crossover, which is the last day for each chamber to act on its own bills. After that date, all bills that passed in...

AT THE STATEHOUSE

Feb 134 min read

Eliminating the US Department of Education will do more Damage than You Realize

More than ever we must recognize and protect the U.S Department of Education. Don't let them dismantle our students' future.

Feb 134 min read

VHSL Buckles and Decides to Exclude Athletes

In a surprising reversal, the Virginia High School League (VHSL), announced on Monday, February 8th that it was capitulating to Trump’s...

Feb 133 min read

Wrestling the Dept of Education from Incompetence

Thursday Feb. 13, 2025 at 10 am Linda McMahon will testify at her Senate confirmation hearing When I googled Linda McMahon for her...

Feb 123 min read

Real and Presidential Danger to Public Education

Executive Orders Harming Public Education If you’ve been hiding under a rock (or your bed), you may have missed the news of the myriad of...

IN THE CLASSROOM

Feb 65 min read

How Fairfax County Public Schools are responding to Anti-Refugee Policies

Discover how Fairfax County Public Schools are safeguarding students amid chaotic, national anti-refugee policies.

Feb 32 min read

Support LGBTQIA Students and Their Peers by Protecting Sex Education

Join the FLE Committee on February 12th from 7-9pm at Gatehouse It is a year with a number in it, so you can be sure that Fairfax Public...

Feb 32 min read

Keep Funding and Freedom To Learn in Our Public Schools. Act Now.

Contact Congress about Two Anti-Public School Executive Orders Two recent federal Executive Orders (EOs) on public education have been...

Feb 34 min read

Attacks on Equity Offices are Attacks on the Students they Serve

Our Students, Staff, and Families need the Equity Office If you’ve been reading the news in the last two weeks, it is pretty clear that...

Feb 26 min read

DEI is Civil Rights

DEmyst-I-fied from a K-12 Perspective Author's Forward: (January 31, 2025): Earlier this week, 4PE approached me about republishing my...

Anjy Cramer

Feb 17 min read

At the Virginia Statehouse: Priority Education Bills are In Play

This is the second full week of the 2025 General Assembly and all 4 Public Education’s priority education bills are still in play, either...

Jan 284 min read

Trump's Dept of Edu-Propaganda

When I first heard that President Trump was going to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (USDoE), I was horrified, but now, I may be...

Jan 282 min read

Four Reasons the Governor’s Accountability Framework Should NEVER Be Implemented

The question of what makes a good school has never been more complicated, and questions like “What are we educating students for?” have...

Jan 288 min read

What You Need to Know about Family Life Education Curriculum

Sex Education in Virginia's K-12 Public Schools The Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum in Virginia is an abstinence-based curriculum...

RICHMOND MATTERS

Jan 262 min read

Don't Get Distracted, Do the Work!

My daughter was physically ill on Tuesday after she witnessed Nazi salutes on the inaugural stage, and executive orders signed to create...

Jan 242 min read

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Teaching in the Time of...2025

Teacher Appreciation Week 2025. Can it compensate for the unreal reality of Teachers in 2025? Show REAL appreciation for teachers beyond small tokens.

U.S. Dept of Education Demands "anti-DEI" Certification in Exchange for Student Funding

Explore the U.S. Dept of Education's controversial (and failed) anti-DEI certification demand. Why are they playing chicken with school funding and our students' education?

Scrambling Public Education: What Will Happen in the Next 100 Days?

The first 100 days of this administration has been a chaotic carnival of harm, overreach, and irresponsible actions. Will our public schools recover?