LCPS
- Accountability Demanded for Loudoun Mental Health Spending
The Loudoun County School Board currently includes members who represent various districts across the county. Amy Riccardi serves as one of those members and has focused her remarks on the need for clear justification of the additional funds.
- Loudoun County Advances Student Programs and Athletics with New Lottery Admissions
The discussion also covered expansions in athletics programs. New offerings include crew and volleyball teams to broaden participation options for students.
- Loudoun County Schools Health Premium Hike Burdens Taxpayers Amid Rising Costs
The health self-insurance fund must maintain a balance equivalent to at least two months of annual claims expenditures. Projections indicate the fund balance will fall below this threshold without intervention.
- Loudoun County Public Schools Passes $2.1 Billion Budget Amid Taxpayer Concerns Over Historic Spending
The Loudoun County School Board recently approved a massive $2.1 billion operating budget for the public school system, raising serious concerns among taxpayers regarding unmitigated government overspending. This staggering financial package includes a substantial $105 million increase over the previous year, which represents a massive 7.6 percent jump in the local tax funding transfer.
- Loudoun County School Board Member Lauren Shernoff Champions Reduced Screen Time in Early Education
Shernoff’s position highlights concerns about the impact of constant device access on young children’s development. Primary students benefit from hands-on learning experiences that do not rely heavily on screens.
- Loudoun County Taxpayers Burdened by $5.4 Billion Budget and Rampant Government Expansion
Loudoun County taxpayers are facing the financial weight of a massive $5.4 billion budget that continues to expand local government at an alarming rate. Despite claims of fiscal restraint, the newly approved spending plan relies heavily on unpredictable corporate tax revenues to subsidize endless bureaucratic growth.
- Loudoun County Transportation Faces Daily Logistics Strain and Fiscal Scrutiny
The department oversees one hundred fifty three daily special needs trips as part of its core responsibilities. Home to school trips combine with county wide shuttles and extracurricular activity runs to form the full schedule.
- Loudoun County School Funding Exceeds 100 Percent Due to CEP Data Practices
Board members explored how data from four years prior influences current funding formulas. The inclusion of migrants and runaways in these calculations contributes to elevated figures.
- Parent Exposes Dangers of Loudoun Schools’ Transgender Affirmation Policies
The parent highlighted how Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) policies contribute to a surge in student mental health problems. Affirmation of transgender identities, the speaker contended, encourages behaviors opposite to one’s biological sex, such as using bathrooms, locker rooms, and pronouns aligned with perceived gender rather than sex.
- Loudoun Education Foundation’s Unique Partnership with LCPS Leadership Powers Student Achievement
The foundation’s impact is profound, with over 80 projects and partners outlined for fiscal year 2025 across key areas: initiatives for students, programs for educators, major events, and vital collaborators. This impressive scope underscores a commitment to direct action rather than endless planning sessions.
- Loudoun Education Foundation Ensures No Child Goes Hungry on Snow Days
The dedication of the LEF team embodies the spirit of local community support that has long defined Virginia’s Northern Virginia suburbs. At a recent gathering related to Loudoun County Public Schools, a speaker highlighted the indispensable role LEF plays. ‘Just want to thank you LEF team,’ the speaker said, emphasizing how the foundation supports students
- Loudoun County School Board Hypocrisy Exposed: Kids at Risk While Officials Hide Behind Armed Guards
Parents point out that while middle and high schools already benefit from SROs through a longstanding partnership with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, elementary schools remain unprotected despite rising calls for service, including threat assessments. Calls to elementary schools have increased significantly in recent years, underscoring the need for on-site law enforcement.
- Push for Armed School Resource Officers in Loudoun County Elementary Schools Gains Momentum Amid Safety Concerns
Sheriff Chapman has proposed a phased expansion of SROs into all elementary schools starting with the FY27 budget. This initiative comes after incidents such as a gas leak evacuation at an elementary school in the Catoctin district, where principals struggled to manage students in freezing temperatures without immediate on-site law enforcement support.
- Fairfax County Schools: $52,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS on Administrative Overload
Julie Perry, who teaches high school history in Fairfax County Public Schools, told IW Features she spends thousands each year on school supplies, classroom necessities, and decorations for her students.
- 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
- 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.
- Arben Istrefi’s Troubled Tenure: A Loudoun County School Board Incumbent Prioritizing Politics Over Students
As the 2025 elections approach in Loudoun County, Virginia, voters in the Sterling District face a stark choice for their school board representative. Incumbent Arben Istrefi, who assumed office in January 2024 after a narrow victory in the 2023 elections, is seeking re-election.
- 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.
- When Virtue Signaling Violates Student Privacy
The Loudoun County Public School Board has once again prioritized political posturing over student privacy. Under LCPS Policy 8040, students may use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity rather than biological sex.
- April Chandler’s Daughter Attacks Christians and Trump Voters – School Leaders Silent
The Potomac Falls High School newspaper, which is promoted on the school’s website, contains articles that attack Christians, Trump supporters, and Israel.
- Is Anne Donohue, a Loudoun County school board member breaking federal law?
Anne Donohue was elected as an at-large school board member in northern Virginia last year, while working for the Justice Department under the Biden-Harris Administration. She received an endorsement by the Democrat Party, which could be a violation of a federal law that prohibits federal employees from being partisan candidates.
- Loudoun School Board’s April Chandler Backs Raises, Unions, and Controversial Bathroom Policy
April Chandler, a Democratic-endorsed member of the Loudoun County School Board, has emerged as a key figure in recent votes that have stirred both support and backlash in Virginia’s third-largest school district.
- Selfish LCPS Pursuing Politically Driven School Renaming Instead of Academic Excellence and Better Facilities
In 2020, Loudoun County Public School Board contracted with a private firm to review the names of all LCPS schools and mascots for political correctness.
- Selfish LCPS Pursuing Politically Driven School Renaming Instead of Academic Excellence and Better Facilities
In 2020, Loudoun County Public School Board contracted with a private firm to review the names of all LCPS schools and mascots for political correctness. This action was not done at the request of any student, parent, teacher, or school staff.
- What to Look for in a School Board Candidate who claims to be a nonpartisan candidate
You can transform your school by paying attention to the candidates running for local school boards and asking them about their real views.