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The Virginia Board of Education held a public hearing last week on new draft standards for history and social studies (via VDOE/YouTube) Fairfax County’s teacher unions expressed relief after new state-proposed history standards were rejected by a governor-appointed board late last week. On Thursday evening (Nov. 17), Virginia’s Board of Education voted unanimously to again
After education officials in Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration released proposed changes to the way K-12 students in public schools learn history and social sciences, some parents and teachers are voicing their opposition.
The Virginia state department of education has proposed history and social science standards for the state board of education’s consideration. Critics claim the proposal will “whitewash history in school” and “ban the teaching of Martin Luther King Jr. to elementary school students.” But is this true?
Critics call Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new draft policy "politically motivated" and have accused the administration of glossing over difficult parts of American history.