Commentary
VMI Eschews Standards of Excellence, De-values Diploma
The following was posted on March 22 on starrs.us and is shared here by permission.
As an alumnus living in Florida, I have a dearth of information about what is...
Salem Responds To Questions About Budget / Sports Complex Construction
The following contains emailed responses dated Feb. 5, 2024 from the Salem City Manager's Office...
Wind Lawsuit Poses a Whale of a Problem With Utility Ratepayers Bearing the Risk
As usual, Virginia’s electricity ratepayers are caught in the middle. Either way, a new lawsuit challenging Dominion Energy...
Families Sue Albemarle Co. Public Schools For Race-Based Hostile Environment
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner made the following statement regarding a petition...
Roanoke College Brings Sports To Salem, But Who Pays The Tab?
There’s been next to nothing in communication from the Salem government, but a large maroon...
Reopen The Capitol
Washington, D.C. used to be a popular destination for tourists, school groups, and others who want to visit our nation’s capital.
If you visited the...
Campaign Finance Legislation Limps Through General Assembly
Only 7 of 24 proposed pieces of legislation are still up for debate in this year’s General Assembly session
This year, the Virginia General Assembly...
School Choice Can Help Poor Parents Quickly Improve the Education of their Kids
By James Sherlock
Published by agreement with Bacon's Rebellion
The excellent education reporter Laura Meckler has written a terrific article in The Washington Post titled “Public education is facing a...
UVa Free Speech Committee Could Use Some Transparency
By Walter Smith
Published by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion
In February of 2021 University of Virginia President Jim Ryan appointed a committee to articulate the university’s...
Warning: These Comments May be Divisive
By Dick Hall-Sizemore
Published by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion
Rather than allowing teachers to expose students to ideas that challenge long-held beliefs and perhaps teaching those...
School Discipline – a Big Debate with Big Consequences for Education
By James C. Sherlock
Published by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion
Learning can only happen in an appropriate learning environment.
How to establish and maintain that learning environment...