Frank Morgan A recent survey by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University identified education as the dominant issue in the minds of Virginians. When Governor Glenn Youngkin begins his term of office, several controversial educational issues will be brought up for debate by the General Assembly. Recovering […]
Studies show, for instance, that charter schools cherry-pick their students. Even in charter schools with lottery-based admissions, required under Virginia law, barriers like family involvement stipulations or attendance minimums screen out students who regular public schools must serve. These forms of selective admissions practices in publicly funded schools undermine educational equity, with disproportionate impact on […]
Frank Morgan A recent survey by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University identified education as the dominant issue in the minds of Virginians. Early in his tenure as Governor Glenn Youngkin, several controversial educational issues will be brought up for debate by the General Assembly. pandemic recoveryThe […]
Today’s children come to school with fewer life skills. Schools rightly focus on their needs before teachers can teach them. Before the pandemic, school districts were feeding 42% or more (and now 100% under government coronavirus funding) of the student body, providing clothing and special health and food festivals to needy students and their families, […]
Freedom of education is the obvious solution: Let the educators choose how they teach and the parents the best education for their children. Allow parents who would like their school to require masks to select schools that apply such guidelines. And give the same choice to other parents who are concerned about the effects of […]
