A 17-point victory offers newly-elected Governor Bob McDonnell a mandate on those policies he made part of his platform. Developing quality public charter schools – […]
Christian Braunlich
Chris Braunlich is Co-President and CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, Virginia’s non-partisan public policy foundation. He was appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to the Virginia State Board of Education, where his colleagues elected him president of the Board.
With 98 percent of public schools meeting SOL standards, there are large swaths of Virginia where students are academically quite successful. But there are significant […]
When it comes to K-12 education, the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Barack Obama’s Education Secretary stand together on some key issues. Here’s how you know […]
Federal stimulus funds may have provided many school divisions with a temporary repirieve, but those funds won’t last forever. We need systemic reform in education […]
When it comes to teaching kids to read, Richmond is no longer the poster child for failure — thanks to research-based methods, private sector financial […]
Overall, Virginia ranks high in K-12 education. But in shouting huzzah, we are overlooking clear pockets of failure — and its time to stop dithering […]