ASHBURN, Va.—Over 100 parents and residents joined a rally organized by the Army of Parents, a parental rights advocacy group, outside a county school board meeting on Tuesday. Speakers criticized the county school board for promoting “American Marxism”: critical race theory (CRT)—a quasi-Marxism framework that views America as systematically racist, a pro-transgender policy not to…

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vowed to raise standards and performance in the state’s K-12 public schools after a new report highlighted declining academic achievement over fallen standards. He also pledged to improve transparency in education performance reporting and empower parents for student academic excellence. According to the new report by the state’s Department of…

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—For the first time in two decades, St. Paul VI Catholic High School has a waitlist. And it had not long ago moved to a larger campus that expanded the school’s capacity by 20 percent, or 200 students. Paul VI, as locals call it, has enjoyed double-digit growth for the past two years:…

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Dozens of suspended students in Loudoun County attempted to serve the school board members a stack of notarized affidavits accusing the board of maladministration at a school board meeting on Feb. 8. School board chair Jeff Morse asked the students to give the documents to the staff instead of receiving the affidavits. Superintendent…

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Dozens of suspended students in Loudoun County attempted to serve the school board members a stack of notarized affidavits accusing the board of maladministration at a school board meeting on Feb. 8. School board chair Jeff Morse asked the students to give the documents to the staff instead of receiving the affidavits. Superintendent…

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—As more and more students across Virginia receive suspensions for following a state executive order by not wearing a mask in school, parents and students have expressed disappointment at the new governor’s handling of the matter, saying that they feel he doesn’t have their back. On his first day in office, Gov. Glenn…

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Refusal to wear a mask in school would result in immediate suspension, effective Feb. 2, the first day after the long weekend, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) told unmasked students on Friday afternoon. In a video The Epoch Times reviewed, William Shipp, principal of Woodgrove High School, spoke at about 3:45 p.m. on…

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is reverting to segregation-era style policies by treating masked and unmasked students differently, parents whose children chose not to wear a mask to school this week argued at a school board meeting on Jan. 25. The mask mandate has been a contentious issue between parents and the school…

Patti Hildago Menders, a mother of six in northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, has written her own story of resilience. Since the summer of 2020, she has been fighting on the frontline against the transmission of critical race theory (CRT) in the region’s public school system, an ongoing battle that has drawn national headlines. Parents from…

A lot was at stake for parents in Virginia as their new governor Glenn Youngkin took office on Jan. 15. They worked hard to get the Republican votes, and parental rights were the decisive issue for his narrow victory in the gubernatorial election. So far, parents don’t seem to be disappointed. On his first day…