education (k 12)

2 min read 2022-01-14 22:33:52

Is Resistance Forming to Youngkin’s Education Agenda?

Scott Braband by James A. Bacon A day after Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of two vocal opponents of Critical Race

2 min read 2022-01-14 05:18:33

by James A. Bacon Signaling his intention to transform Virginia’s public school system, Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced today the

6 min read 2022-01-14 04:47:37

by Dick Hall-Sizemore Background During my research for the articles on state financial assistance for public education, I ran across a curious

3 min read 2022-01-14 01:22:54

Libby Prison on Cary Street, Richmond, circa 1865. Photo credit: Flickr by James A. Bacon As a parting gift to Virginia, outgoing Attorney General

3 min read 2022-01-13 22:18:33

by Chris Braunlich (Author’s Note: Eight years ago, we suggested incoming Governor Terry McAuliffe pursue a bold education funding reform that

7 min read 2022-01-13 00:30:47

by James C. Sherlock Recommendations. Where to begin? First things first. Day one, as Governor-elect Youngkin likes to say… Stop the continued

10 min read 2022-01-12 22:14:27

by Dick Hall-Sizemore Note: This is the second installment of an overview and discussion of state financing of K-12 education in localities. Part 1

4 min read 2022-01-12 20:00:13

by James C. Sherlock If parents asked their local schools for a full-time virtual K-12 (FTVK12) option for this school year, they were presented

5 min read 2022-01-12 01:00:46

by James C. Sherlock There was plenty of VDOE-computed “capacity” in Richmond Public Schools (RPS) to accommodate out-of-district students for

4 min read 2022-01-10 03:04:51

James Lane, Superintendent of Public Instruction under Ralph Northam by James C. Sherlock The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) both runs its

6 min read 2022-01-09 00:20:00

Legacy Elementary School, Ashburn, Va. by James C. Sherlock Very few like the concept of full-time online education for children. They do not

10 min read 2022-01-08 21:34:19

by Dick Hall-Sizemore The 2022-2024 budget proposed by Governor Northam includes $8.6 billion in general fund appropriations in the first year and

3 min read 2022-01-07 03:31:08

You will submit. by A.L. Schuhart In case you missed it, Northern Virginia Community College is now not only committed to excellence in academics, it

4 min read 2022-01-06 00:16:44

Rosa S. Atkins by James A. Bacon Governor Ralph Northam has named Rosa S. Atkins as Virginia’s acting Superintendent of Public Instruction to

3 min read 2022-01-05 01:22:07

In this post John Butcher, author of CrankysBlog, explores the relationship between K-12 academic outcomes, as measured by Standards of Learning