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...