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Want to Go to College for Free? There’s a Program in Virginia for That.
“These are all high-demand, for the most part high-wage, fields and career pathways. And so [students are] going to come out, no debt, be able to go into a great career, start making really good money right away.”
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Two-Thirds of Virginia Parents Support Mask Safeguards in Schools. Glenn Youngkin Doesn’t.
In order to motivate the conservative base, Republican Glenn Youngkin has increasingly embraced manufactured controversies and taken positions that risk inflaming tensions rather than addressing the many crises facing Virginians and their children.
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COVID Vaccines for Kids: What’s Different and What’s Next?
Pfizer got one step closer this week to offering a COVID vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 after a trial found it safe and effective.
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Here’s Why Glenn Youngkin’s Embrace of the School Choice Movement Has Some Worried
Republican candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin has embraced charter schools and “school choice.” Here’s why that has some concerned.
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Everything You Need to Know About Early Voting in Virginia
Take advantage of voting early! You don’t need an excuse, just check the hours and location at your local registrar’s office.
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Taxes, Teacher Pay, and Achievement Gaps: Where Glenn Youngkin and Terry McAuliffe Stand on the Issues
A wealthy private equity baron who built his wealth by investing in companies that outsourced jobs and laid off workers, Republican Glenn Youngkin’s tax plans could take money away from Virginia public schools.
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Virginia Is Massively Expanding Broadband Access
The Biden administration’s pandemic stimulus funding and direction from the Democratic General Assembly has increased funding for high-speed internet exponentially.
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Federal Unemployment Benefits Are Ending Soon in Virginia. Where Do We Go From Here?
Since the federal government expanded unemployment benefits for those impacted by the COVID economic crisis last year, the VEC has paid out more than $14 billion aid to Virginians.
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Virginia’s November Election Could Decide If a Texas Abortion Ban Happens Here
Control of the House of Delegates and the Governor’s Mansion are up for grabs, and the GOP candidate vowed to go “on offense” on abortion if they win.
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How the Cost of Insulin in Virginia Dropped
Thousands of Virginians rely on insulin to survive. Legislation from the Democratic legislature made sure the cost of that life-saving medicine didn’t keep going up.






















