Show Your Support for Strong History and Social Science Standards in Schools
In January, Governor Youngkin’s administration released its revised History and Social Science Standards of Learning, which offer a robust understanding of Virginia’s history, and entail a more complete story about how the past – both the good and the bad - has shaped Virginia and our country.
Contrary to the teachers’ union and the ideological Left’s false characterizations of these standards as racist, factually incorrect, and politically generated, Virginia’s Board of Education purposefully included input from representatives of the African American Advisory Board, the African American History Education Commission, the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium, Hampton Roads Black Caucus, the Jewish community, Virginia museums, and more. These standards are some of the strongest in the nation.
Beginning this week there will be six Board of Education public hearings held around the state to present the revised standards to the public and allow the public to provide feedback, with two members of the Board of Education and one Department of Education representative in attendance.
Please consider attending one of these six hearings listed below to demonstrate your support for history and social science standards that do not bow to woke agendas and inaccurate historical accounts.
Monday, March 13, 2023
Jamestown Settlement
2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
George Washington’s Mount Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Piedmont Community College
501 College Drive, Charlottesville
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Winston Link & History Museum of Western Virginia
101 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke
Monday, March 20, 2023
Southwest Higher Education Center
1 Partnership Circle, Abingdon
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Robert Russa Moton Museum
900 Griffin Blvd, Farmville
There are two ways you can provide public comment:
Attend one of the hearings listed above and provide public testimony. Registration of speakers begins at 6:30 PM, and the hearings begin at 7 PM. Speakers will have three minutes to speak and are asked to bring written copies of their comments.
If you are unable to attend a hearing and speak in person, you may submit a written comment by clicking here.
Virginia must have exceptional history and social science standards of learning if Virginians want to cultivate strong leaders with good character and a clearer understanding of our founding principles.
