"The Loudoun County School Board has approved a contract extension and a $38,500 raise for Superintendent Aaron Spence," @PLewisNews reports.
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"Newly released data from America's longest-running measure of student learning have delivered a decidedly split verdict on the state of schools."
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250 years ago today, June 12, 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention. Written by George Mason, this document would be copied by other colonies and would form the basis for the Bill of Rights.
On June 11, 1776, 250 years ago today, the Committee of Five was appointed by the Second Continental Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence!
"The Trump administration is considering a top-to-bottom overhaul of a decades-old federal program that pays for public school internet," @SusanFerrechio reports.
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"A Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teacher who admits to political activism in her classroom and defying school board policies is now using school resources to lobby Congress," Victoria Manning writes.
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"Three people employed by Fairfax County Public Schools were arrested this week for different crimes at local schools, including one case of allegedly inappropriate behavior with a student."
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ICYMI: "A two-day law enforcement presence at Swanson Middle School is renewing scrutiny of how incidents are disclosed to families, drawing attention to a years-long history of vague administrative disclosures."
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"Test-required admission standards have always been the most nondiscriminatory method to select prospective students," the @WashTimes editorial board writes.
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"When union strength is measured against test scores, the trend confirms what reformers have argued for years: The stronger the union, the harder it is to change anything."
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"As America approaches its 250th birthday, we should ask ourselves a simple question: What kind of country do we want to leave behind for the next generation?" @RepAbeHamadeh writes.
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"The U.S. SenateĀ held a committeeĀ hearingĀ Wednesday onĀ theĀ debateĀ over transgender treatments for minors," @ReadTheLion's Elaine Kutas reports.
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"Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence will testify on Capitol Hill on June 10 at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and Workforce," @PLewisNews reports.
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"A two-day law enforcement presence at Swanson Middle School is renewing scrutiny of how incidents are disclosed to families," @EdNewsVA reports.
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To date, the school principal has declined to explain what prompted the multi-day police response or why it required the extended law enforcement presence on April 30.
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