The University of Virginia estimates that it spends $20 million a year complying with unfunded federal mandates, just for its academic division, reports Karin Kapsidelis […]
Education Reform
Virginia’s public school system is among the nation’s best, but there remain geographic pockets of underserved children. Of the 94 schools denied accreditation, 55 percent […]
During my four years on the Virginia State Board of Education the most frustrating question was “What can we do about school divisions that persistently […]
Military dependent children move 6-9 times during their K-12 years, according to the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC). Although there is much uncertainty in every […]
Attracted by their “Free Breakfast for Children” and community health clinic program, Lois Bias joined the Black Panthers in college. Today, having long abandoned the […]
Virginia’s Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit helped more than 2,400 children get a better education last year. In states with a higher tax credit, even […]