Anonymous
Post 09/24/2023 08:21     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:VA schools are some of the best in the country


-said no one who has lived in areas with excellent schools


Well, Virginia is ranked 6th in the country on this list:
https://www.intelligent.com/the-best-and-worst-states-for-education/


For PK-12 it’s not even in the top quarter of states:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education/prek-12
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2023 08:08     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:VA schools are some of the best in the country


-said no one who has lived in areas with excellent schools


Well, Virginia is ranked 6th in the country on this list:
https://www.intelligent.com/the-best-and-worst-states-for-education/
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 23:02     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:VA schools are some of the best in the country


No wonder education in our country is in such dire straights.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 18:56     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:VA schools are some of the best in the country


Hey Glenn!
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 17:36     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:VA schools are some of the best in the country


-said no one who has lived in areas with excellent schools
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 17:27     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
VA schools are some of the best in the country
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 11:09     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:I thought you all might like this richmonder’s dive into the history of defunding VA schools and how it still affects us all today.


http://www.rvadirt.com/blog/2023/9/20/a-sometimes-silly-sorta-sarcastic-history-of-virginia-school-facilities


Thanks, OP. That was very interesting. And it was entertainingly written.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 11:09     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:Don’t need to read it bc I already know about it. People in this area fail to understand that VA is a southern state and the extent of racism is far more insidious than other southern states. It’s racism wrapped up in “good intentions”


I see no indication of "good intentions" in this entire article.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 11:08     Subject: Re:History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:In particular, the VA Democratic Party led the "massive resistance" efforts. Read the history closely.


You need to understand that Republicans and Democrats were essentially the opposite of what they are today. The resistant democrats back then are today's Republicans.

Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 09:16     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Don’t need to read it bc I already know about it. People in this area fail to understand that VA is a southern state and the extent of racism is far more insidious than other southern states. It’s racism wrapped up in “good intentions”
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 08:20     Subject: Re:History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:In particular, the VA Democratic Party led the "massive resistance" efforts. Read the history closely.


The conservatives? Yes, they have always sucked.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2023 07:55     Subject: Re:History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
In particular, the VA Democratic Party led the "massive resistance" efforts. Read the history closely.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 13:30     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Wow. I was wondering why VA schools seem so f-ed up.

Of course the conservatives are to blame.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 13:04     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
Anonymous wrote:I thought you all might like this richmonder’s dive into the history of defunding VA schools and how it still affects us all today.


http://www.rvadirt.com/blog/2023/9/20/a-sometimes-silly-sorta-sarcastic-history-of-virginia-school-facilities


Totally fascinating (and depressing). Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 12:34     Subject: History of VA schools and why they are in garbage condition
I thought you all might like this richmonder’s dive into the history of defunding VA schools and how it still affects us all today.


http://www.rvadirt.com/blog/2023/9/20/a-sometimes-silly-sorta-sarcastic-history-of-virginia-school-facilities