Recently, the Youngkin administration has come under fire for recommendations of changing the Virginia public school curriculum standards for History and Social Science. Makya Little, a candidate for the 19th House District of Delegates, released a statement:

“In 2019, before meeting with the Northam administration to express my concerns regarding how Virginia and U.S. history were being taught in our public schools, I researched the process for Virginia’s Standards of Learning (SOL) revisions. What I found was a
process that seemed intentionally opaque.”

“As the Parent Advocate of the African American History Education Commission (AAHEC), I worked in partnership with Virginia’s Department of Education to change that by planning a series of community listening sessions throughout the Commonwealth as we formed our
recommendations.”

“Recently, the Youngkin administration claimed there were ‘significant errors’ in the work done under the previous administration, which began with the August 2020 recommendations of the AAHEC. Apparently, this was their justification for tossing out over two years of
thoughtful work, research, and community input from subject matter experts and citizens throughout the Commonwealth.”

“Although it is disappointing to see that our final report appears to be missing from the AAHEC’s official website, I just so happened to keep copies of our work. Therefore, in the spirit of transparency, I have re-published our work at www.MakyaLittle.com/aahec showing our
redline edits to Virginia’s current curriculum so the public can review and compare.”

“I ask the Youngkin administration to do the same and publish their resource documents to include a roster of committee members who took part in their revision process.”

Makya Little, Parent & HBCU Advocate
Virginia’s African American History Education Commission
Northam Administration