Three education groups propose alternate Virginia history standards

by Virginia Mercury Three education groups have asked the Virginia Board of Education to consider an alternative version of the history and social science standards for K-12 schools. On Tuesday morning, the Virginia Social Studies Leaders Consortium, Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and American Historical Association published their own draft standards, developed after the November […]

Virginia officials say more than 10,500 felons remained on voter rolls after re-offending

by Virginia Mercury Another data glitch in Virginia’s election system caused 10,558 felons to remain on the voter rolls after they committed new crimes that should’ve made them ineligible to vote, state officials announced Friday. The Virginia Department of Elections said it discovered the issue while conducting list maintenance as the agency prepares to replace […]

Coalition Urges Virginia Board of Education to Pass Original Proposed Changes to History and Social Science Standards

by 4Public Education A non-partisan coalition of nearly 25 Virginia organizations and community leaders has signed a letter to the Virginia Secretary of Education, Superintendent of Instruction, and members of the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE), calling on the VBOE to implement changes to the state’s History and Social Science Standards and Curriculum that were […]

The Wonder of Wakanda

by Jennifer Roberts Like so many other people, I couldn’t wait to see the highly anticipated Marvel film, “Black Panther:  Wakanda Forever” which debuted on Friday, November 11th to worldwide acclaim.  According to www.variety.com, “Marvel’s “Black Panther:  Wakanda Forever” dominated the domestic box office in its debut, earning $180 million over the weekend and providing […]

Board of Ed delays first review of new history, social science standards amid public outcry

by Virginia Mercury The Virginia Board of Education delayed its review of new history and social science standards proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration to January after a nearly eight-hour-long meeting Thursday. The board directed Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow to revise the newest standards, which were finalized Nov. 10, to include content from […]