The Issues
Education Freedom
Forty million Americans — a million right here in Virginia — have such low reading skills that they are fundamentally illiterate. Can we upgrade the skills of our workforce and...
Senator Walter Stosch has introduced SB 1419, a bill providing Tuition Assistance Grants for Students With Disabilities. Because both the bill and Senator Stosch have been the subject of ad...
The recommendations of Governor Kaine’s Start Strong Council include some with merit, such as establishment of a pilot program and collection of data. But there are missing pieces to each...
The House-Senate Budget Conference is currently considering a proposal to provide a small Tuition Assistance Grant to students with disabilities, offering them an opportunity to use an alternative educational placement...
The federal No Child Left Behind Act has been controversial from the start, attracting opposition — and support — from across the political spectrum. In 2007, its reauthorization will come...
Some parts of the education bureaucracy would like nothing better than to see educational standards and the federal No Child Left Behind Act go away. But a refusal to make...
Virginia has among the fewest number of charter schools of any state in the nation, and its about to lose one more in the Blue Ridge Technical Academy. Maybe it...
The “Big Lie” technique still works, and the Virginia Education Association just proved it.
... HB1942 creates a Tuition Assistance Grant of $5,000 per student aimed at high-poverty, at-risk students.
... Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia
Economic Freedom
Lower taxes and fewer regulations
Education Freedom
More choices for Virginia families
Energy Freedom
Reliable, affordable energy
Worker Freedom
Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition
These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.