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Mar 123 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

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...

TAKE ACTION 4 EDUCATION

Feb 34 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

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

Thane Glenn’s Fantasy Stories of Educational Horror

Part II of Governor Youngkin’s Magical Thinking series Once upon a time, in a land we all love, there was a Governor (or Thane if you are...

RICHMOND MATTERS

Jan 233 min read

At the Virginia Statehouse: Quick Updates on a Quick Session

Because this is an odd year, as opposed to an even year, the Virginia General Assembly session will be short, lasting only 30 days. For...

AT THE STATEHOUSE

Jan 171 min read

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...

Dec 13, 202412 min read

Governor Youngkin and Superintendent Coons' Magic Math won’t Fool Virginians or Fix Schools

When the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) rolled out its proposed Accreditation and Accountability Framework in June of 2024, they...

Cheryl Binkley2

Nov 24, 20244 min read

You Have Power! Use it Now!!

Ask your Elected Officials to Act before it is Too Late Most people are unaware of the power they have as constituents of senators and...

TAKE ACTION 4 EDUCATION

Nov 14, 20242 min read

Post Election Message

Election Day 2024 has come and gone. Like most pro-public schools people, we here at 4 Public Education are stunned and concerned about...

Nov 11, 20241 min read

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...

Oct 17, 202412 min read

We Must Reframe What We are Measuring In Public Schools

Please Note: This is an opinion piece. It is not filled with links to authoritative studies, or data analysis. I’m simply going to tell...

Sep 22, 20243 min read

Systemic Academic “Failure”: A Reality or a Choice?

This is Public Comment Given at Arlington Public Schools Board Meeting by Anjy Cramer on September 19, 2024. Please note that h istorical...

Anjy Cramer

Sep 20, 20242 min read

Focus on Equity, Literacy, and Excellence

2025 FCPS Budget Public Input At the May 14, 2024 Public Hearing in front of the Fairfax County School Board on the 2025 Budget, the...

SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS

May 15, 20242 min read

A Coalition of Public School Advocates Demand Action from Governor Youngkin

In collaboration with the Virginia Grassroots Coalition , 4 Public Education initiated a letter to Governor Youngkin about the upcoming...

May 10, 20241 min read

DEI is here to Stay

You can’t just ignore problems away. Author's forward: I wrote this piece on a snowy day in January. Dr. Claudine Gay had just resigned,...

Anjy Cramer

May 1, 20249 min read

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...

SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS

Oct 20, 20223 min read

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