The Virginia Department of Education has rescinded a wide range of policies, memos and programs established to further diversity, equity and inclusion in schools in obedience to an executive order from Gov.... They include a framework called “ EdEquityVA ” that aimed to eliminate racial and socioeconomic disparities in academic and disciplinary outcomes for students.... In that document, he specifically asked her to end or curtail several of the programs she rescinded, including the EdEquityVA

SAN FRANCISCO( REUTERS)-Rylee McCollum, one of 13 US service members killed in the airport suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, was a Wyoming native who graduated from a local high school two years ago before joining the US Marine Corps, state officials said on Friday( Aug 27). The US Defence Department has not formally announced the names of the American service members killed in Thursday's attack, but Wyoming's governor and superintendent of education said McCollum was among the dea

1 in the capital city. The push to remove objectionable books from school libraries is part of a renewed conservative interest in public education as a political issue since the start of the pandemic.... Efforts to remove them send a message to minority youth that their views don't matter, said Deborah Caldwell Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.“ It’s a terrible message to send to young people," Stone said.... Mark Twain's “ Adventures of Huc

In the days since, Youngkin and his allies have alleged that many educators do not agree with the missive and have criticized press coverage of the controversy, including in The Washington Post.... The Post asked all of Virginia’s 133 superintendents for their views on the letter Tuesday.... The vast majority declined to comment or did not respond....

Seven large Virginia school districts on Monday filed a lawsuit against Gov.... Glenn Youngkin's executive order allowing parents to opt out of a statewide mask requirement to protect children from COVID-19. Removing the requirements at schools was one of Youngkin's first actions after taking office last week.... Tom Brenner/ Reuters, FILE A child wears a mask while using a computer from a socially-distanced desk during an in-person hybrid learning day at the Mount Vernon Community School in A

RICHMOND — It was hard to miss the thread running through the race-related policies Gov.... Glenn Youngkin purged from the Virginia education system last week for being “ divisive ”: Almost all featured some version of the word “ equity.” Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight “ Resource equity ” — gone.... “ Responsibility to advance racial, social and economic equity ” — gone....

Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment RICHMOND — Kay Coles James, a Richmond insider in Gov.... Youngkin’s first secretary of natural and historic resources, Andrew Wheeler, never won confirmation from the legislature, with Democrats unwilling to confirm the former coal company lobbyist who rolled back environmental protections as President Donald Trump’s EPA chief.... Three months into his term, Youngkin made Wheeler a senior adviser instead. Superintendent of Public Instruction Ji

Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment RICHMOND — Kay Coles James, a Richmond insider in Gov.... Youngkin’s first secretary of natural and historic resources, Andrew Wheeler, never won confirmation from the legislature, with Democrats unwilling to confirm the former coal company lobbyist who rolled back environmental protections as President Donald Trump’s EPA chief.... Three months into his term, Youngkin made Wheeler a senior adviser instead. Superintendent of Public Instruction Ji