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WATCH: At last night's Fairfax County School Board Meeting, members heard a scorching testimony from @IWF's Stephanie Lundquist-Arora about the lavish salaries of 71 central administrators 🔥
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SANITIZING HISTORY? @America1stLegal is now probing Fairfax County Public Schools over its guidelines for educators on how to address the 9/11 terrorist attacks. FULL STORY: tinyurl.com/247mer7s
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Starting FCPS teacher: ~$64K Senior administrators: $17M in salaries Now, facing a projected $154M shortfall, the district is considering larger class sizes. 🔥 Powerful testimony:
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"Hannah-Jones' assessment marked a shift from the position she described in a widely discussed 2016 New York Times Magazine essay," @womackche notes. FULL STORY: tinyurl.com/5stx5wf3
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"A district that has lost enrollment and still needs a $154 million bailout has no business protecting 71 administrators' $17 million payroll while floating the idea of larger class sizes," writes Stephanie Lundquist-Arora. #FairfaxCounty tinyurl.com/2x4ye82w
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As the Fairfax County School Board faces another budget crunch, public records show that 71 central administrators earn over $200,000 annually. tinyurl.com/3xdxb4aj
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DATA: 71 central administrators at Fairfax County Public Schools make over $200,000, a new FOIA investigation by Stephanie Lundquist-Arora reveals. tinyurl.com/3xdxb4aj
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As Americans paused on Friday to solemnly mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, a jarring contrast emerged in how the nation's students are being taught about the tragedy. tinyurl.com/28cz5a7u
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While U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a nationwide call for robustly honest lessons, Virginia's largest public school division is now engulfed in controversy over a guide that allegedly sanitizes the hard realities of the attacks.
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According to the school division, focusing a commemorative lesson on the 9/11 hijackers and their motives could send the "harmful message" that "Islam, or all Muslims, are responsible for these terrorist attacks."
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#NeverForget 🇺🇸
The View From Hoboken | 09-11-2026
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"A wealthy Washington, D.C., suburb's public school district is advising teachers not to link 9/11 with radical Islam and to be sure to create 'safe spaces' for Muslim students," @AsraNomani reports. #FairfaxCounty MORE: tinyurl.com/yfv6f5zp via @FoxNews
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"Arlington Public Schools kicked off the school year with an enrollment of 27,173, down 1.6% from last year," Scott McCaffrey reports. MORE: tinyurl.com/36esjptj via @ARLnowDOTcom
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IWN's Stephanie Lundquist-Arora asks: "What measurable benefit did FCPS receive from spending public money to send senior administrators to this event, and was that expenditure justified given the district's financial circumstances?" tinyurl.com/t5c68r3u
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"In 2024, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order to limit the use of phones and other smart devices during the school day. This spring, the General Assembly tightened those restrictions," @RichardBTucker reports. MORE: tinyurl.com/2wbr2v79 via @DailySignal
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$500 PRIZES: @VAWarMemorial is calling on students across the Commonwealth to honor local heroes through its 2026 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest. tinyurl.com/5wxcx96b
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"The decision to release Ortiz to ICE surprised many residents because it is completely out of character for local and state officials," writes @IWN's Stephanie Lundquist-Arora. #FairfaxCounty tinyurl.com/mre2xzc9
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An "emergency" at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia drew a heavy law enforcement response today. tinyurl.com/yrf9phjf
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One Westwood Hills Elementary staff member was injured by a gunshot, but has already been treated and released. The shooter, identified as 19-year-old Waynesboro resident Anthony I. Ignatiadis-Isabelle, is believed to have fatally shot himself inside the school.
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"Today is the day every school system hopes they never have to deal with," Waynesboro Superintendent Jeffrey Castle said.
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