After loosening up its admissions requirements in order to rebalance the demographic make-up of the student body, the Thomas Jefferson School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, is dealing with a problem never experienced there before — many of its students now require math tutoring.
Dems Do An About-Face On Covid
It was clear that this Road to Damascus moment two weeks ago was triggered by polls. Really bad polls. Turns out, they’re worse than we thought.
The battle of the expert witnesses under oath would be quite a teaching moment. It would also be nice to drag into court for a deposition some of the others in positions of influence who peddle pseudo-science in the popular media, most often baked into the weather reports in print and broadcast.
Next Up: Strike Down The Airline Mask Mandate
It’s time to roll back the commercial air travel mask mandate.
P.J. O'Rourke 1947-2022
I interviewed P.J. O’Rourke in 2010 when he was giving a speech at The Founders Inn in Virginia Beach. He was witty - of course - and warm. And relieved that Pat Robertson apparently hadn’t read his books.
Warren Harris: From Economic Development Director To Embezzler.
While the taxpaying schlumps of Virginia Beach were going to work every day and dutifully paying their taxes, Director of Economic Development Warren Harris, was jetting off to see the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, on the taxpayers’ dime.
Now Governor Glenn Youngkin is pinning his hopes for promoting school choice upon the idea of laboratory schools — K-12 academies developed in partnership with colleges and universities.
It caused a brouhaha last year when U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland assigned the FBI to look into threats of violence against local school officials by parents protesting woke school policies.
"Safe Smoking Kit": An Oxymoron
There is no safe way to smoke crack or meth. Those drugs turn the users into hollow-eyed zombies who eventually die. Giving them Chapstick and alcohol swabs isn’t going to get them out of their death spiral.
Democratic Flip-Floppers: Voted Yes Before They Voted No.
Which Dems stayed strong? Chap Petersen, of course, the driver behind this move to end mask mandates. Joined by Lynwood Lewis and Joe Morrissey.
Chap Petersen Is Rescuing Virginia’s Kids
In this period of partisan bickering and bitterness, Virginians can be thankful for the Democrats and Republicans with common sense who joined Petersen in voting to free kids from mask mandates.
Virginia Democrats Cling To Forced Masking Of Kids.
Why are Virginia’s Democrats fighting GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that repealed the former governor’s public and private school forced-masking mandate?
Three words: Youngkin Derangement Syndrome.
Arlington Judge Rules In Favor Of Forced Masking Of Kids
It appears Judge Louise DiMatteo is married to one Mike Megargee, who’s listed as a current science teacher at Wakefield High School in Arlington County. The Arlington County School Board - his employer - is one of the plaintiffs in the case.
While various student groups at the University of Virginia are calling for defunding local law-enforcement programs, some parents of UVa students support a stronger police presence around the university after a wave of shootings last year.
The Richmond City Democratic Committee (RCDC) voted Thursday night to condemn state Senator Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, for telling NAACP official he would rip his heart out of his chest.
Unvaccinated Patients Being Denied Organ Transplants Everywhere
It’s repugnant that unvaccinated patients are being struck from transplant waiting lists and given a death sentence by imperious hospital administrators.
Democrat Consultant Revels In Raunchy Attack On Virginia Kids
The consultant advising top Virginia Democrats calls unmasked Virginia school children “dickheads.” This explains a lot.
Is Your Kid Trans? Don’t Expect The School To Tell You.
Parents aren’t automatically notified if their kid is trans in Virginia thanks to rules concocted by the nutty wokesters in the last administration.
Ooops! That's Not Your Tax Form.
For some unexplained reason, the tax form clusterfart is confined to Virginia Beach.