I’ll make Delegate Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond, a deal: I’ll apologize for the sins of my ancestors against indigenous Americans in the 17th century if indigenous Americans apologize for the sins of their ancestors against the English.
All in Bacon's Rebellion
The flood of illegal immigrants, including Hispanics, has a fiscal impact on Virginia taxpayers as the newcomers settle in our communities and enroll in our public schools.
The argument now dividing the General Assembly on partisan lines is not whether to cut the state income tax, but for whom.
You don’t erase racism by judging everything by race. You don’t build a community by separating people over their differences.
UVa had ceased being an institution that valued politically “diverse viewpoints and perspectives” years before Ryan came on board.
After loosening up its admissions requirements in order to rebalance the demographic make-up of the student body, the Thomas Jefferson School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, is dealing with a problem never experienced there before — many of its students now require math tutoring.
The battle of the expert witnesses under oath would be quite a teaching moment. It would also be nice to drag into court for a deposition some of the others in positions of influence who peddle pseudo-science in the popular media, most often baked into the weather reports in print and broadcast.
Now Governor Glenn Youngkin is pinning his hopes for promoting school choice upon the idea of laboratory schools — K-12 academies developed in partnership with colleges and universities.
It caused a brouhaha last year when U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland assigned the FBI to look into threats of violence against local school officials by parents protesting woke school policies.
While various student groups at the University of Virginia are calling for defunding local law-enforcement programs, some parents of UVa students support a stronger police presence around the university after a wave of shootings last year.
I think Donald Trump might have enjoyed a longer honeymoon with the media than Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares.
Homeschooling Interest in Virginia Exceeds that of Other States
Interest in home schooling has soared nationally since the beginning of the COVID epidemic.
A Campaign Finance Reform Lesson – the 2021 Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates
Money in politics matters for a lot of reasons. Most of them are unsupportive of a republican form of government.
There are some 4,000 gas station owners in Virginia. Herring’s enforcement actions clearly had a “disparate impact” against small business owners of Asian extraction.
Youngkin’s campaign rhetoric wasn’t just campaign rhetoric. He’s not recruiting retreads from the Virginia public school system.
Youngkin, UVa COVID Policy on a Collision Course
The debate over COVID-19 policy rages unabated. Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares announced today their intention to challenge Biden-administration vaccine mandates through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, OSHA, and Head Start.
Chronic Complainers Notch Big Win Against Landlords
The parties agreed to a settlement in which the Hairstons paid the tenant $60,000 as compensation, donated $1,500 to the nonprofit Action in Community Through Service, and, as a condition of staying landlords, committed to attending fair housing training sessions for three years.
Youngkin Expounds on His Expansive Economic-Development Vision
Youngkin has embraced a rhetoric of opportunity and improvement. Better jobs for all. Lower taxes and cost of living for all. Higher educational standards for all.
Standards? We Don’t Need No Stinking Standards!
The Arlington County Public School system has designed a sure-fire strategy for ensuring “equitable” educational outcomes — set standards so low that everyone can pass them no matter how little effort they make.