Education
- Governor Youngkin’s Cell Phone Ban Yields Promising Early Results in Virginia Schools
Youngkin cited three primary concerns driving the ban: a noticeable academic decline linked to constant digital distractions, escalating mental health challenges among youth exacerbated by social media, and pervasive disruptions in learning environments.
- Who owns Virginia Mercury?
The author has just finished reading a news story by Markus Schmidt, the prolific journalist who writes for the Virginian-Pilot. This was a reprinting of an article that Mr.
- Youngkin Delivers Results: Virginia Advances in Foster Care, Veterans’ Services, Broadband, Infrastructure, and Economy
In foster care and behavioral health, Youngkin’s Right Help Right Now initiative has driven significant reforms, overhauling systems to prioritize family stability and child safety.
- Youngkin’s Results-Oriented Agenda Propels Virginia Forward on Key Priorities
On foster care and family support, Youngkin’s administration has overhauled systems to prioritize strong families and child safety.
- Loudoun Republicans Rally Against Proposed Plastic Bag Tax Amid Rising Grocery Costs
Opponents, led by Loudoun Republicans, contend that the tax is anything but voluntary, as Chair Randall has described it. Residents point out that such fees inevitably get passed on to consumers, adding to the cost of everyday shopping at a time when inflation has made groceries unaffordable for many hardworking families.
- Youngkin’s term made Virginia stronger and more prosperous
Last night, Governor Glenn Youngkin delivered his final State of the Commonwealth Address. It was more than just a goodbye.
- Extremists doxxing TPUSA High-School Club and Teacher Sponsor
First Colonial High School, in Virginia Beach, is the latest battlefield for extremists to target Turning Point USA groups. Public records requests reveal activists trying to silence students who oppose their views.
- Loudoun County School Board Takes Bold Steps to Prioritize Special Education and Eliminate Classroom Distractions
In a refreshing turn for Loudoun County families, the newly elected school board has wasted no time in putting students first by approving a comprehensive cell phone ban and emphasizing resources for special education programs.
- Shocking Seclusion Practices in Loudoun County Schools Expose Failures in Liberal Education Policies
Leesburg, VA – December 29, 2025 – In a disturbing revelation that underscores the ongoing failures of government-run schools under Democrat leadership, a Loudoun County parent has come forward with a harrowing account of her special needs child’s mistreatment at the hands of public school officials. The incident, which involved the child being confined alone
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Celebrates Grand Opening of New Puller Veterans Care Center in Fauquier County
Governor Glenn Youngkin today joined local, state, and federal leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the new Puller Veterans Care Center (PVCC) in Warrenton – a state-of-the-art facility built to serve Virginia veterans in need of long-term care, memory care, and short-term rehabilitation care in Northern Virginia and throughout the Commonwealth.
- Reclassifying marijuana places corporate greed before public safety
Federal regulators, in their rush to modernize the federal Drug Policy are about to make a decision which will have a long-lasting impact on American families. According to reports, President Donald Trump may consider reclassifying marijuana federally from Schedule I into Schedule III.
- Loudoun County Republicans Slash Dues to $10 for Under-30s, Aiming to Boost Youth Involvement
In a move designed to make political engagement more accessible amid rising economic pressures, the Loudoun County Republican Committee has announced a significant reduction in membership dues for individuals under 30 years old.
- Fairfax Schools sued under Title IX for restroom policy and compelled speech
Fairfax County Public Schools faces a lawsuit over policies which allegedly force women students to share bathrooms and punishment students who refuse to use gender affirming pronouns.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $6.1 Million in Grant Funds to Protect Civil War Battlefield Lands
The grants will be distributed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources through the Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund and will help protect more than 420 acres of battlefield lands across Virginia. RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that more than $6.1 million in grant funds will be allocated to protect 423 acres of battlefield
- Glenn Youngkin regulates female-specific areas to exclude biological men
The Virginia Board of Health has the full support of Governor. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), took the next step toward putting regulations in place to prevent transgender-identifying biological males from participating in women’s sports and from changing in women’s locker rooms.
- Allison Spillman, Virginia school board member faces calls for resignation after comparing TPUSA and KKK
In a private post on social media, a Charlottesville school board member Virginia has been called to resign after comparing Turning Point USA with the Ku Klux Klan. Allison Spillman posted a politically charged comparison Tuesday regarding a meeting the TPUSA Chapter at Western Albemarle High School had planned to host.
- Winsome Earle Sears blasts Spanberger for his silence after a supporter justified Kirk’s assassination
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- Charlie Kirk killed: Turning Point USA’s founder, Charlie Kirk, fueled Trump’s ascent with ‘common-sense’ messages
Charlie Kirk’s decades-long effort to popularize conservative ideas galvanized American youth and helped Gen Z become one of the right-leaning generation in recent history. Kirk, who was speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, was killed.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Opening of Shenandoah Valley’s Data Science, Computing, and Applications Lab School
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the opening of the Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Lab School for Data Science, Computing, and Applications at a commemorative ribbon-cutting at Dowell J. Howard High School in Winchester, Virginia.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin and Education Leaders Announce Across the Board Improvement in Virginia’s Statewide Testing Scores
Governor Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera today joined State Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson and leaders from the Virginia Board of Education and Virginia Department of Education to announce notable improvements in the Standards of Learning test results in Math and Reading in the 2024-2025 school year.
- Jason Miyares (Republican) Excoriates “Utter Travesty” Against Women Swimmers
On August 25, at 10:30 am, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the results of his investigation into allegations that Roanoke officials abused members of the women’s 2023-24 swim team.
- Sit Down and Shut Up: Loudoun School Board’s Latest Attack on Parents and Students
Loudoun County Back in the National Spotlight Loudoun County Public Schools is once again in the national spotlight. Two young men who were filmed in their high school locker room by a biological young woman — and who then complained about her presence there — have now been found guilty of Title IX sexual harassment
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Cailabs Relocates U.S. Headquarters to Arlington County
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced Cailabs US Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the French company Cailabs SAS specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced laser-light products, will invest $300,000 to relocate their U.S. headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Arlington County.
- Ross Svenson: A Progressive For School Board Who Would Put Loudoun Last
The Resume of an Insider, Not a Neighbor Ross Svenson sells himself as a hometown success story—but the reality is he’s a Harvard-educated, D.C.-connected lawyer whose career has been spent in service to Democratic elites. From working for Sen.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces $901 million for K-12 public education from Virginia Lottery Profits
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Virginia Lottery ended the 2025 fiscal year (FY25) with its second-highest profit total in the Lottery’s 37-year history. Profits generated by Virginia Lottery games for the year totaled more than $901 million.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Veterans Network Tops 30,000 Registered Users
Free online hub now serving more than 30,000 veterans, service members, and families RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that the Virginia Veterans Network (VVN), a resource built by veterans for veterans, has reached 30,000 registered users across the Commonwealth.
- Fairfax County Public Schools Plans to Spend Tax Dollars to Defend Its Discrimination Against Girls
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- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces U.S. Department of Education Action on Title IX Violations in Northern Virginia School Divisions
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that the gender policies of five school divisions in Northern Virginia – Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Arlington County, Prince William County and the City of Alexandria – violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
- Spanberger – Radical Trans Activist Whose Record Speaks Louder Than Her Rhetoric
Let’s take a closer look at Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia, and her record on transgender issues—particularly as it relates to women’s rights and fairness in sports. During her six-year tenure (2018–2024) as Virginia’s 7th District Congressional Representative, Spanberger voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (H.R. 734).
- Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones puts children in danger of sexual abuse
Jay Jones, the Virginia Democrat candidate for Attorney General, took a stand in public against protecting children who are vulnerable. Jones, as a Virginia Delegate for 2020, voted against some mandatory reporting laws pertaining to sex crimes committed against minors.
- WIN: Student suspended for using the term “Illegal alien” wins in court
Restoration News published in June 2024 about woke ideologues who were in a North Carolina school and suspended Christian McGhee because he used the term “illegal Alien”. McGhee’s parents filed a suit against the district, and recently, their attorney announced that the McGhees had reached a settlement.
- Churches should never have been barred from endorsing candidates. Trump just made that right.
The IRS has thrown in the towel after a 71-year battle between pastors who have brought the Bible into politics, and Uncle Sam. This is a huge victory for religious freedom in America.
- Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of parental right to opt out of LGBT-themed lessons
The United States Supreme Court ruled that parents with religious objections have the right to opt out their children from lessons on LGBT issues in a Maryland school district. The court ruled 6 to 3 in the case Mahmoud, Tamer et al.
- Combating Classroom Chaos
President Trump signed a directive on April 23 directing public school districts to develop policies for student discipline that do not take race or ethnicity into consideration. According to the order, “The Federal Government won’t tolerate risks that are known to exist for children’s safety or well-being when school discipline is based on a discriminatory and illegal ‘equity ideology’.”
- Making Patriots in a Non-Patriotic Age
As did many others in my neighbourhood, I was ready to fly the American flag on Friday, when our nation celebrated its big birthday. I live in New England, where the Fourth of July is a big event.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces 22nd Century Technologies Inc. Expands Headquarters in Fairfax County
IT services leader to invest $1 million, creating 880 new jobs across Virginia
- Abigail Spanberger runs on Trans Issues and Jailing Parents
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat running for the Virginia Governor’s Mansion, has portrayed her as a moderate defender women’s rights. Her record is a completely different story.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs Bill to Prosecute Fentanyl Dealers for Overdose Deaths
Bill Makes a New Crime to Distribute a Controlled Substance Containing Fentanyl that Results in a Death HANOVER, VA – Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed SB 746, patroned by Senator Ryan McDougle, which creates a new crime of involuntary manslaughter for knowingly manufacturing, selling or distributing drugs that contain fentanyl, the sale of which results
- $10 million Defamation Case Alleges Principal Made False Race Claims
Three Virginia Beach parents have filed a defamation suit against Kellam High School Principal Ryan Schubart for $10 million on June 2, claiming Schubart falsely accused their children as racists. According to the families, the principal and school board member publicly accused students of being guilty before an investigation was conducted.
- Virginia Democrats are Swingers, Anti-Police, Robbers, and Tax Evaders
Virginia Democrats boast that they will have a candidate running in each House of Delegates election in 2025.
- Fauquier teacher accused of encouraging sexual acts with special needs student
Shocking emails dating from September 5, 2024 through April 1, 2020, detailing allegations of abuse by a Fauquier county, Virginia Public Schools’ teacher of special education. Social services did not investigate these allegations, which included many sexual ones.
- Abigail Spanberger Worked for Woke, DEI, Anti-Police Education Consulting Firm
EAB is a consulting firm that provides education services to local school districts, colleges and even the Defense Department.
- Teachers’ unions use lawfare to defend racism in schools
Democrats use lawfare to slow down the Education Department’s ability to fulfill its legal obligations.
- Kyle McDaniel, Democrat Fairfax County School Board Chair Sued for Embezzlement
Kyle McDaniel is a Democrat-endorsed member of the school board in Fairfax County in Virginia. He is accused of embezzling $175,000 by his former employer.
- Republicans Recognize Virginia Screen-Free Week
Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared April 13–19, 2025, as Virginia Screen-Free Week. This statewide initiative encourages Virginians of all ages to take intentional breaks from phones, tablets, and social media — and reconnect with family, community, and the world beyond the screen.
- Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman Support Illegals Voting in Congress
Eugene Vindman, D-07 and Suhas Subramanyam, D-10 are newly elected Virginia Reps.
- Virginia Republicans Champion Bill to Protect Hindu Swastika, Criminalize Nazi Hakenkreuz
In a landmark move, Virginia’s Republican-led legislature has passed House Bill 2783, a law that carefully distinguishes between the sacred swastika, a symbol of peace and prosperity in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and the Nazi Hakenkreuz, a notorious emblem of hate.
- What Constitutes “Critical Thinking” in Fairfax County Public Schools?
Should our schools teach “critical thinking”? Of course, you might say.
- Fairfax County FLECAC Moves Closer to Gender Ideology Instruction in Elementary Schools
The Fairfax County FLECAC (“Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee”) was asked by this year’s School Board to “explore instruction on gender identity in elementary school.”
- Virginia Universities continue to defy Trump’s Executive Order ending DEI
As soon as President Trump took office, he issued an executive Order to protect civil rights and end discriminatory diversity equity and inclusion (DEI), policies within the federal government.