Education
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I’m helping my college-age kid fill out the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Here’s what to know.
If the financial aid fiasco last year had you, like me, coming up with creative alternatives for the FAFSA acronym, you can take a big, deep breath. This year, the process is so much easier. Or maybe you’re a FAFSA newbie, and you have no knowledge of 2023’s drama—you just want the quick ‘n’ easy…
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Trump nominates former WWE head, private school voucher advocate for Education secretary
McMahon is relatively unknown in education circles, although she has expressed support for charter schools and private school vouchers.
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Gwen Walz talks importance of education in Virginia in first presidential campaign event
The First Lady of Minnesota, Glen Walz, rallied a room full of educators and school personnel with Midwestern charm and chants of, “We’re not going back!”
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Statewide cellphone ban in Virginia classrooms: what parents need to know
Following Governor Youngkin’s executive order, Virginia schools will enforce a classroom cellphone ban starting next year. Here’s what parents should know.
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What the largest donation in William & Mary history will be used for
William & Mary recently received its largest donation to date. Here’s where the $100 million will go.
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VIDEO: Virginia Democratic lawmakers announce deal for military education benefits program
Virginia military families were angered by eligibility restrictions for the Virginia Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program last month. This program provides higher education benefits for families of military veterans who were either killed or almost completely disabled while on active duty. When Virginia lawmakers returned to Richmond for a Special Session on June 26,…
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Fairfax educators overwhelmingly vote for, secure union representation
With an overwhelming vote of nearly 97% of instructional staff and more than 80% of operational staff voting yes, Fairfax Education Unions (FEU) will now represent the interests of nearly 27,000 public school employees.
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Fairfax educators rally for historic collective bargaining effort to improve teaching conditions, student learning
The Fairfax Education Association and the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers have banded together to ensure that educators and school support staff are able to negotiate a contract with Fairfax County Public Schools for better working conditions and student learning conditions. Teachers and school support staff in Fairfax on Monday launched a campaign that would…
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Op-Ed: The Question of School (E)Quality: Virginia Needs to do Better for English Learner Students.
Adaptable performance measures that take into account diverse educational contexts have the potential to promote equitable change for one of Virginia’s fastest-growing student populations: English language learners (ELs).
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Skip the keepsakes: Here are 6 gifts your Virginia college graduate actually wants
A graduating college student’s take on the gifts grads would love to receive in 2024.
