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The previous version of proposed standard changes while Gov. Ralph Northam was in office received a comprehensive review by experts including educators, historians, professors, museums, organizations, parents, teachers, and VDOE staff. The current version proposed under Youngkin’s governorship did not undergo the same checks and balances. 

Florida governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has defended his state’s new Black History curriculum, which directs educators to teach that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” 

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Check out these five Virginia ghost/haunted tours if you’re looking to get a little spooky this holiday season. Halloween might have been a few months ago, but that doesn’t mean the spooky season in Virginia is over. In fact, spooky season is year-round! Appalachian Ghostwalks Location: Abingdon  Considering Abingdon traces its roots back to the…

The newest draft of Virginia’s History and Social Science Standards of Learning continues to generate controversy, omits Indigenous Peoples Day while including Columbus Day, and is considerably smaller in size and less comprehensive than the August draft. A 5-3 vote moved the highly contested Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning forward during the…

Whether you call it a car show, cruise-in, or drive-in, it’s happening in Virginia this summer!

Virginia has a lot of normal things to offer: early U.S. history, peanuts, and many former president’s birthplaces. But the Old Dominion State has a lot of wacky and fun things to see as well.