August 22, 2011 | 1 comment
Tomorrow is primary day in Virginia. There are only a few, but these elections will determine several of the nominees from both parties to run for the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate in November. Primaries normally are held in … Read more>
July 22, 2011 | No comments
Why are children raised by Christian parents in Christian homes abandoning the church when they finish high school? Studies show between 64 and 94%. This number is astonishing. And should be cause for concern. Have we as parents lost … Read more>
June 28, 2011 | 1 comment
In just the past few years, nearly half a dozen states have voted to make it legal.
Public polling on it has reversed and a majority of Americans (including a large majority of Virginians) now are in support of it.… Read more>
May 11, 2011 | 2 comments
The Sunday before Election Day 2006, a Richmond Times-Dispatch headline screamed that polling showed the Marriage Amendment campaign had tightened. The poll said that the amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman was supported by a slim … Read more>
March 29, 2011 | 1 comment
Maybe you’ve seen this before. If you haven’t, you need to. If you have, it bears repeating. If there is any doubt about the intentions, the motives and the goals of the teachers union — the NEA and its Virginia … Read more>
February 11, 2011 | 1 comment
Bringing at least a modicum of school choice and education freedom long has been a goal of reform minded people who realize that the government-run education monopoly is holding back academic achievement. This Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee has a … Read more>
December 6, 2010 | 1 comment
With the 2010 elections over, Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just around the corner, most people are giving politics a rest right now. Deservedly so. However, the General Assembly will go into session in early January and The Family Foundation is gearing … Read more>
November 11, 2010 | 1 comment
Explaining away the performance gap between American public school students and the rest of the world is almost its own industry. Regardless of the measure, the taxpayer propped up education establishment has more excuses than your average high school kid … Read more>
June 3, 2010 | 5 comments
There’s an old saying that, “New Jersey is a nice place to be from.” Despite its reputation and the brunt of numerous jokes, New Jersey soon may be the place for cutting edge education reform. At least from an education freedom viewpoint, our … Read more>
May 27, 2010 | 2 comments
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: school choice is coming to Virginia. The questions that remain are “When?” and “How?” There is no “if.”
In fact, it’s not just The Family Foundation (and the public via polls)… Read more>