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Board presses finalst Koons on Virginia ties, procurement reporting and curriculum neutrality
Summary
Board members questioned Dr. Lisa Koons about her role in implementing elements of Governor Youngkin's agenda in Virginia, a May procurement report, and whether she advocated for specific curricula; Koons denied curricular advocacy, cited a nondisclosure agreement on aspects of her Virginia departure, and said she would not bring partisan agendas into Michigan.
During the board’s questioning, several members pressed Dr. Lisa Koons about her tenure in Virginia and whether she had implemented or advocated for policies that critics called politicized.
Chair (Speaker 1) asked specifically how directly Koons was connected to the Youngkin administration’s "restoring excellence" agenda, which board members described as including contested history standards, rollbacks of protections for transgender students, a parent tip line for reporting ‘divisive practices’ and proposals related to vouchers. Koons responded that some initiatives predated her arrival, that implementing the history/social science standards was among her duties, and that…
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