Subcommittee approves bill to post tribal instructional resources on VDOE website
Summary
HB 288 would require VDOE to post links to instructional resources on Indigenous peoples developed and maintained by the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium (VTech); the subcommittee approved it unanimously.
House Bill 288, offered by Delegate Anderson, would require the Virginia Department of Education to post on its instructional‑resources page links to materials about Indigenous peoples developed and maintained by VTech (Virginia Tribal Education Consortium). The sponsor said VTech is a nonprofit formed by the state's seven federally recognized tribes and is well positioned to provide culturally relevant resources.
Chad Stewart of the Virginia Education Association and Reggie Stewart, chair of VTech's board and a Chickahominy Indian Tribe council member, supported the measure as scalable and low‑impact for VDOE. The subcommittee passed the bill, 10‑0.
