Virginia Education Associations Joined Together, We call on Governor Youngkin to immediately shut down the tip line and rescind Executive Order #1.
February 3, 2022 Throughout the past year, Virginia’s students, teachers, and principals have been caught in the middle of a politically driven culture war that has eroded trust in our schools and exacerbated the growing teacher shortage.1 The tip line…
Education Valerie Strauss Jay Mathews Local Education ‘So broken down’: Teachers, students and families caught in the middle of Youngkin’s mask order
By Hannah Natanson January 28, 2022 at 2:08 p.m. EST In Virginia Beach, a mother is sending frantic emails to her school board, begging them to reverse their mask-optional policy to protect the life of her 14-year-old daughter who has a…
Youngkin’s order on masks leaves Virginia schools scrambling
by Markus Schmidt and Megan Schnabel January 20, 2022 RICHMOND – Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order seeking to create an opt-out for classroom mask mandates has left many school districts in Southwest and Southside Virginia confused and scrambling as they weigh the directive…
Youngkin taps critical race theory opponents to lead public education in Virginia
The state’s new superintendent of public instruction supported anti-CRT legislation in Wyoming BY: KATE MASTERS – JANUARY 13, 2022 7:11 PM Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has named two women with track records of opposing “critical race theory” — a once obscure collegiate field that’s…
Gov.-elect Youngkin names school data consultant as Virginia education secretary
From the Washington Post; RICHMOND — Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) has named Aimee Rogstad Guidera as his choice for Virginia education secretary, the first appointment he has announced for the administration that will take office Jan. 15. Guidera is a…
Loudoun County Parents Stage ‘Operation Shoe Drop’ Calling For Increased Parental Rights
Concerned parents in Loudoun County, Virginia, staged a demonstration outside of the Loudoun County Public Schools administration building on Dec. 13. The protest represented the growing number of families supposedly leaving the district following allegations of indoctrination and sexual assault…
Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations, state officials said Monday. Gov. Ralph Northam’s spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, confirmed the attack on Virginia’s…
Principals Highlight Pandemic Innovations
October 27, 2021, Alexandria, Virginia—The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and NAESP Foundation today launched Leaders We Need Now (LWNN), a series of three research briefs on how the unprecedented crises and turmoil in 2020–2021 have affected the…