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Is Cruelty the Point? Deportation Threatens Our Public School Communities.

4 days ago5 min read

Is Cruelty the Point? Deportation Threatens Our Public School Communities.

Haga clic en la foto para la traducción al español Threats of Deportation Harm Education of K-12 Students As if K-12 students didn’t have...

Are Transgender Civil Rights Under Attack? A Look Back at the Past Week

Vanessa Hall

Dec 1312 min read

Champions 4 Education

Are Transgender Civil Rights Under Attack? A Look Back at the Past Week

A Tough Week for Transgender Students and Families After years of attacks on rights of transgender students, this past week has seen an...

State of Schools for Black Students in Fairfax County

Vanessa Hall

Nov 245 min read

Champions 4 Education

State of Schools for Black Students in Fairfax County

Fairfax NAACP Community Meeting with the Superintendent Members of the Fairfax NAACP witnessed a rare event: a school superintendent...

When Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Seeps into Public School Discussions

Vanessa Hall

Oct 1712 min read

Champions 4 Education

When Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Seeps into Public School Discussions

Combatting Disinformation is Harder than Sharing It There is so much disinformation floating around these days that it is hard to do much...

Social Media Threats Fuel Fear at Virginia Schools

Cheryl Binkley2

Sep 234 min read

Champions 4 Education

Social Media Threats Fuel Fear at Virginia Schools

Social Media Threats Close Schools and Delay Games in Multiple Virginia Counties Nationwide there is always a spike in threats of...

Exciting Upcoming Events for September and October 2025!

Marianne Burke (PhD) and Vanessa Hall

Sep 183 min read

Champions 4 Education

Exciting Upcoming Events for September and October 2025!

We just updated our Events Calendar for the 2024-25 School Year with our September 26th Road Trip to Richmond (NOTE: VBOE date change!),...

Virginia Schools Join the Banned Cell-Phone Bandwagon

Vanessa Hall

Sep 53 min read

Virginia Schools Join the Banned Cell-Phone Bandwagon

Experts have warned about the deleterious mental health and educational impact of cell phones on students, and school districts across...

A Complex (and Expensive!) Legal Showdown about Student Rights Continues

Robert Rigby and Vanessa Hall

Aug 109 min read

Champions 4 Education

A Complex (and Expensive!) Legal Showdown about Student Rights Continues

Theocratic Veto versus School Policy This is part 2 of coverage on Jane Doe v. Fairfax County School Board (FCSB) (CL-2024-0003171), a...

Bucknell Elementary: Uniting with Courage and Strength

Vanessa Hall

Jul 227 min read

In the Classroom

Bucknell Elementary: Uniting with Courage and Strength

Discover the inspiring story of courage and strength within the tight-knit Bucknell Elementary community, a small but mighty school.

It's June! Show your Pride by Going to Local Events

Vanessa Hall

May 291 min read

Champions 4 Education

It's June! Show your Pride by Going to Local Events

June is only two days away, so you might want to pull out the rainbow gear (and some sunscreen!) to attend local pride events, most of...

Take Action: Provide Input on Comprehensive Sex Education by June 10th!

Vanessa Hall

May 234 min read

Take Action 4 Education

Take Action: Provide Input on Comprehensive Sex Education by June 10th!

Please take five minutes to take this survey to support comprehensive sex education in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). Currently,...

Gaslighting the Public: Manufactured SAT Crisis (1 of 3)

Marianne Burke, PhD

Aug 30, 20233 min read

Richmond Matters

Gaslighting the Public: Manufactured SAT Crisis (1 of 3)

Governor Youngkin continues to gaslight the public by manufacturing problems that he continues to blame on public schools in Virginia....

FCPS Rallies in Support of Transgender Students

Vanessa Hall

Aug 25, 20232 min read

Champions 4 Education

FCPS Rallies in Support of Transgender Students

On August 15, 2023, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid made an official statement after community members expressed concern about...

Reject Youngkin's "Don't Be Trans" School Policies

Vanessa Hall

Jul 27, 20233 min read

Take Action 4 Education

Reject Youngkin's "Don't Be Trans" School Policies

Last week, Glenn Youngkin’s Department of Education released their so-called “ Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect...

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...

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