Today the Virginia House and Senate shared their proposed budgets for the next two years. Both budget proposals make progress on key items for our public schools, particularly support for students with disabilities and students from low-income families. However, both…
We’re now officially over halfway through this year’s legislative session! Wednesday, February 18, was the last day for legislators to vote on bills that originate in their chambers (House or Senate), so the bills that have passed their original chambers…
This week we held another successful Fund Our Schools Advocacy Day! Thank you to the over 100 participants who showed up to let legislators know that giving our public schools the support they need is crucial. Throughout the day we…
Governor Youngkin’s proposed budget released today includes changes to state support for public education, but once again fails to make the sustained, meaningful investments needed to meet the needs of Virginia’s students and educators. Despite strong revenue growth and hundreds…
Join us in Richmond on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 for a day of school funding advocacy! We’ll be gathering advocates from across Virginia to meet with legislators about the importance of fully and fairly funding our public schools. We want…
We are excited to announce our 2025 Education Champions! These six legislators went above and beyond this legislative session in fighting for funding for our public schools, resulting in victories such as fully lifting the Great Recession-era cap on state…
This week the US Education Department announced that they are delaying over $50 million in federal funding for Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Arlington, and Alexandria school divisions and beginning the administrative process for suspending or terminating that funding. Federal funding…
This year’s legislative session brought some big wins for public school funding, but also some big obstacles. Through the state budget we were able to accomplish some of our goals, including fully lifting the arbitrary cap on state funding for…
Federal funding flows through the Department of Education and into our public schools. A lot of that funding is through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which protects and supports students with disabilities. It is unclear how IDEA funding…
Governor Youngkin proposes cutting support staff to pay for private school vouchers and vetoes culturally responsive mental health support bill Yesterday Governor Youngkin released a set of budget amendments and vetoes, many of which would be harmful for our students,…