Witnesses Knocking on Doors Again

Fredericksburg Jehovah’s Witnesses Return to Door-to-Door Ministry After 30-month Pandemic Pause Jehovah’s Witnesses have resumed their trademark door-to-door ministry after a two-and-a-half-year suspension of the work. The decision to resume on September 1 marked the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the nearly 1.3 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 13,000 congregations in the […]

New Report Shows How Collective Bargaining Is A Critical Tool To Improve Public Education in Virginia

Research shows the positive impact that collective bargaining has on student experience, educator pay, and teacher retention RICHMOND, VA – As educators and advocates across the commonwealth are organizing in their communities to introduce and pass inclusive collective bargaining ordinances for public school employees, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI) released a report today detailing […]

GMU Joins All Other Virginia Public Colleges and Universities to Freeze Tuition for In-State Students

Governor’s Call to Action Benefits More Than a Quarter-million Virginia College Students Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin released the following statement on George Mason University’s decision to keep tuition flat for in-state students: “Today, George Mason University joined the 14 other public college and university boards, which serve more than a quarter-million undergraduate college students in Virginia, […]

Accreditor’s loss of federal recognition puts three Virginia schools at risk

A fourth, Stratford University, announced it will close Sept. 30 Unless they find another accreditor within 18 months, three higher education institutions in Virginia could lose their ability to offer federal aid after a recent decision terminated the federal government’s recognition of their accrediting agency.  This August the U.S. Department of Education terminated the certification of the […]

Most Virginia schools remain fully accredited despite student testing declines

Few Virginia schools lost full accreditation from the state this year despite significant learning losses during the pandemic revealed by standardized tests, according to data released on Thursday by the Virginia Department of Education. Data show that the number of fully accredited schools in Virginia dropped from 92% in 2019-20 to 89% for the 2022-23 school year. […]