Category Archives: Education

Tell Your Legislator You Want Public School Choices in Virginia

Posted on February 12, 2016 by matt ohern

Dear Fellow Virginian, As a former Fairfax County School Board Member and Immediate Past President of the Virginia State Board of Education, I’ve learned a simple fact: While Virginia has a great system of public schools that largely serve children … Continue reading →

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Why Virginia Needs A Charter School Amendment

Posted on February 3, 2016 by matt ohern

Senator Mark Obenshain and Delegate Rob Bell have proposed a Virginia constitutional amendment permitting the State Board of Education to authorize public charter schools. If passed this year by the General Assembly, it goes to the voters for approval in … Continue reading →

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The Revolution In Online Education Nearing Takeoff

Posted on December 16, 2015 by matt ohern

The revolution in online education continues. It’s just taking longer than it should. Two years ago, the Georgia Institute of Technology partnered with Udacity, a company that runs massively open online courses (MOOCs) and ATT to launch an online masters … Continue reading →

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College Degrees Help Recession Recovery

Posted on November 11, 2015 by matt ohern

Apparently a college degree does make a difference – at least when it comes to a region’s ability to recover from recession. Northern Virginia is a driver of growth in our state. This was the case in the period between … Continue reading →

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Shutting Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

Amid growing national concerns about “mass incarceration,” particularly of African-Americans, a Center for Public Integrity study found in August that Virginia schools refer students to law enforcement agencies at a higher rate than schools in any other state in the country … Continue reading →

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