Dr. Pat Wright, State School Superintendent, judiciously withdrew a proposal that would have eliminated the third grade SOL history test when it became that groups from across the political spectrum were concerned about the message that would be implicitly sent by the removal of the exam.
A number of school superintendents across the state were hoping [...]
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AG Debate Going Forward
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Virginia to Keep Third Grade History Assessment
Larry Sabato’s Program Earmark Dries Up
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Crowd Count for [...]
Kaine Jets Off to Kansas City
Senate Finance Committee Outlines Start of IT Panel Investigation
Commmunication System for Troopers and Others is Criticized
Deeds, McDonnell Even
Democratic Governors Association Sends Deeds Money
Contested Races for House of Delegates Seats Increase
Virginia’s Historic Attractions Oppose Eliminating Third Grade History SOL Requirement
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Expecting a candidate whose instincts are to speak honestly with voters to sign a “No Tax” pledge is absurd.
Mills Godwin, the only man since Patrick Henry to serve two terms as Governor of Virginia-one at the helm of each Party-refused to give up the option to do what he thought was in the best interests [...]
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Internet Use in Virginia
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Maybe there will be a more negative editorial written about Bob McDonnell during the campaign.
Maybe a left-leaning editorial page will find a reason to rip him even more viciously.
But I don’t think so.
On Monday, the campaign announced the formation of Virginians for McDonnell indicating that moderate Republicans were returning to the fold.
McDonnell himself observed [...]
Kaine, Dominion Tout Energy Saving Project
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Gilbert Says Education is [...]
Bob McDonnell announced the formation of Virginians for McDonnell yesterday, self-described as a “broad group of Democrats, Independents and Republicans” who will be supporting the GOP candidate.
I know and respect many of the individuals in the group.
Wyatt Durrette, former GOP candidate for Governor, has been a frequent contributor to Virginia Tomorrow, sometimes highly critical of [...]
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Ragged Mountain Dam Project Critics [...]
The conventional wisdom (”CW”) has been that Creigh Deeds’s nomination makes it harder for Bob McDonnell to win in November because he is a downstate moderate and cannot be caricaturized in the ways that Terry McAuliffe or Brian Moran surely could have been. Because Deeds can appeal to a broader range of Virginians, in the [...]