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Parents and advocates press Board of Education on accountability, English learners and special education
Summary
Dozens of public commenters urged the Board of Education to refine its new school accountability reporting and to address persistent special‑education failures; speakers included higher‑education, parent and advocacy representatives and members of the SEAC.
The Virginia Board of Education spent a sustained portion of its meeting hearing public comment on the new school performance and support framework and on systemic problems in special education.
Speakers expressed contrasting views. Scott Fleming, director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, urged higher expectations and highlighted rising remedial course enrollment in public higher education. Parents and advocates delivered more critical testimony: some said the new accountability framework finally increases transparency and will bring more English…
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