Tag: Education
Video: Governor Northam Proposes $1.2 Billion Investment in K-12 Education
See below for video and a press release from Gov. Northam's office about his "major new investments in K-12 education...the single-largest increase for at-risk...
Virginia Supreme Court Rules Against Transparent GMU
Just a reminder, from UnKoch My Campus, how we shouldn't trust the right-wing-dominated Virginia Supreme Court with anything, let alone drawing Virginia's district lines...
Video: Gov. Northam Announces “G3” (“Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give...
During the 2017 gubernatorial campaign, one of the policy proposals Ralph Northam mentioned the most was his "G3" (“Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give...
Governor Northam Proposes Historic Investment in Early Childhood Education
Good stuff from Gov. Ralph Northam's office:
Governor Northam Proposes Historic Investment in Early Childhood Education
~ $94.8 million in new funding, legislation will transform Virginia’s...
Legislating for Electric School Buses: Some Thoughts and Principles …
by A Siegel
Not that long ago, electric buses (EBs) were marginalia, an expensive, niche option that required enthusiastic and unyielding proponents to get them...
Video: Arlington County School Board Member Nancy Van Doren Says It’s...
With the announcement (see below) a bit earlier this evening by Arlington County School Board member Nancy Van Doren that she will not be...
Virginia Senate Democrats Announce 2020 Policy Priorities
The following policy priorities from the Virginia Senate Democrats are all solid, except that I'd move up dealing with the climate crisis and moving...
Arlington County School Board Member Tannia Talento Announces She’s Not Running...
Sent out late last night from Arlington County School Board member Tannia Talento, who first joined the School Board on January 1, 2017.
Dear Friends...
In Dranesville District, the Choice is Clear: Elaine Tholen for Fairfax...
by A Siegel
The Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) Board is about to undergo serious change, with many retirements and what might be called "institutional...
Attention Prince William County: If You Want to Continue Having the...
A recently released report, by the Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE), highlights the enormous price that Prince William County's schools have paid, thanks...