A key part of Governor-elect Youngkin’s campaign message was bringing more charter schools to Virginia. He wants to attract the best charter schools, and he wants to get started on day one.
How the WaPo’s Epic Fail on Schools Helped Elect Youngkin
Parents of school children shifted decisively from McAuliffe to Youngkin during the campaign. But there’s a big piece of the story that everyone is missing: how conservative media established the narrative of “critical race theory” and made it a top-tier issue in the election.
What Did Democrats Learn from Tuesday’s Spanking?
Almost nothing. In fact, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the problem was that McAuliffe was too moderate.Bring on the mid-terms.
Virginia Voters Chose Hope Over Fear
The smart, upbeat Glenn Youngkin, promised to “serve” the people of Virginia rather than tell them what to do. A welcome change.
Glenn Youngkin Draws Thousands To Election Eve Rally In Virginia Beach
“On Day One we’re going to reestablish expectations of excellence in our schools. When my opponent was governor 88 schools failed to reach accreditation and rather than do the hard work in fixing them, he just lowered the standards so none would fail.”
Common Sense For Virginia: Glenn Youngkin
Democrat politicians and pantywaist school officials are turning Virginia’s public schools into treacherous places where children are shot or raped by classmates enjoying second chances. Meanwhile, charter schools are a no-go. Test scores are abysmal. Magnet schools are being dumbed down. And children in Virginia are being left behind.
Terry McAuliffe as Governor Aggressively Denied Charter Schools to Poor Minority Children
Terry McAuliffe demonstrated as governor that he will fight public charter schools.
He will oppose them regardless of the lifelong costs to the students of some truly pitiful Virginia public schools.
McAuliffe Supporters Dress Up As White Supremacists
This is just the latest dirty trick by a desperate campaign to elect McAuliffe. One that will surely backfire. If the Democrat was down 8 points on Thursday, he should be down by 20 by the end of the weekend.
Friday News Round Up
There is too much news today to limit ourselves to just one topic.
Teachers Exhausted After 37 Days Of School
In his “Deskside Chat” yesterday, Aaron Spence spoke about teachers as if they’re toddlers in need of naps.
McAuliffe's Covid Lies Are An Ominous Sign
Chew on this: On October 7 McAuliffe claimed that 1,142 Virginia children were in ICU beds, when the total number of children in hospitals with Covid - not even in intensive care - was 35. Why would he lie about such things?
Another Let-Em-Out-Of-Prison Campaign By The Press
Why hasn’t Northam yet acted on Ronald Davis’ request for a pardon? No doubt he’s waiting till after the election to free hundreds more criminals. No point in highlighting his party’s soft-on-crime policies while McAuliffe is in such a tight race.
Escape From Pandemia: College Football
College football is the one place in America that has returned to pre-pandemic life. And it’s glorious.
Out-Of-State Surrogates Are Coming!
Go back to Martha’s Vineyard, Obama. You’re out of touch.
Richmond Public Schools – Adult Misbehavior Cripples Children’s Futures
I have found over the years that it is absolutely impossible to talk or embarrass the Richmond Public Schools into improving its schools. They simply don’t want to do it in any way that has a chance of working.
McAuliffe Lets the Cat out of the Bag
“A parent has a fundamental right to make decisions.” concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent’s child.”
Richmond Schools Closing Due To Teacher Burnout?
The cynic in me has to wonder what’s really going on here. Is it possible that the teachers’ unions that are in the tank for McAuliffe want their members knocking on doors for the Democrat the day before the election?
No, We’re Not Going To Lower Our Expectations
Deeply unserious people are running the country. They’re joking, bottle feeding and giving incoherent speeches while the country struggles with shortages and runaway inflation.