Tommy Wright, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch - Page 5 of 15

opinion

His thoughts — Virginia report card not up to state standards

The National Assessment of Educational Progress for 2022 is in, and for the Commonwealth, it is an unmitigated disaster. Also known as “The Nation’s Report ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:00 pm

opinion

His Thoughts — It’s time we put COVID-19 in our rear view mirror

Earlier this week, an advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 15-0 to add the COVID vaccine to the Federal government’s ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, October 27, 2022 12:00 pm

opinion

His Thoughts — Let’s follow up from last week

Sometimes Democrats say the quiet part out loud. That’s what Del. Elizabeth Guzman did last week, when she promised to bring back her & “failure ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Friday, October 21, 2022 12:00 pm

opinion

His thoughts — No secrets in our schools

Democrats and other left-wing activists continue to push back against the Department of Education’s new, common-sense model policies for systems regarding transgender students. Several systems ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, October 13, 2022 12:30 pm

Columns

His thoughts —The results weren’t that bad

The Department of Education released their 2022-23 School Accreditation summary last week, and on the surface, the results weren’t that bad. Unfortunately, when you look ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 12:00 pm

Central High chronic absences

Columns

OPINION — Let’s talk about the policy regarding transgender students

In 2021, the General Assembly passed legislation requiring school systems to have a policy regarding the treatment of transgender students. The law required the state ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, September 22, 2022 12:00 pm

Columns

His thoughts — No more RGGI in Virginia

Recently, Governor Youngkin began the process of changing policy to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Republicans made some significant promises on the ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, September 15, 2022 12:00 pm

Columns

His Thoughts — No secrets in our schools

It’s not complicated – schools should not keep secrets about their children from parents. Full stop. Yet Fairfax County continues to push policies that will ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:30 pm

Columns

His thoughts — Virginia will never be California

Somehow, “We told you so” seems inadequate. In 2021, Democrats coupled Virginia’s vehicle emissions regulations to California. Now unelected officials in Sacramento, not elected officials ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Thursday, September 1, 2022 4:23 pm

Columns

His thoughts — Republicans were right

The damage to our students from school closures and remote learning during the COVID pandemic is worse than we realized. The Department of Education released ... Read more

by Tommy Wright, Friday, August 26, 2022 12:00 pm

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