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A longtime dream for many in Yadkin County came true last week when Surry Community College opened the doors of its new Agriculture and Education building at the Yadkin Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the occasion with several dignitaries from around the state in attendance. Among these were 5th District U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx; Bob Etheridge, a former U.S.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding new Title IX guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice: “Today’s directive is yet another outrageous example of the Obama administration exceeding its constitutionally-granted authority and attempting to change law through executive fiat. This action ignores the views of millions of… Read more »

Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama’s Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don’t conform to federal rules regarding transgender students and school bathrooms. McCrory said the federal edict affects “employees as well as every… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., is encouraging local teachers to apply for the 10th annual Teacher in Congress Internship.  “The Teacher in Congress Internship was created to offer teachers a taste of the real workings of Congress and the day-to-day life of a member of Congress,” said Foxx. “This program provides the participating teacher with a tangible way to give… Read more »

Aside from some hearings and the confirmation of Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., Congress has not been particularly busy on the K-12 front since it passed the Every Student Succeeds Act late last year. But there are congressional elections this year, and some of them could have a notable impact on the two committees that deal with K-12 policy.   Let's look at the Senate… Read more »

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) told Bloomberg BNA today that he will support Rep. Virginia Foxx's play for the Education and the Workforce Committee's top spot next year. The move makes Foxx the front-runner to replace Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) as the committee's chair. Shortly after Kline announced that he would retire at the end of this year, a spokeswoman for Foxx told Bloomberg BNA that… Read more »

March is Women’s History Month, which honors and celebrates the struggles and achievements of American women throughout the history of the United States. Since 1917, when Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, 313 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Senators or Delegates.                Many… Read more »

Members of Congress weighed the concerns of parents, researchers, and educators about the sensitive intersection of education data and student privacy at a House education committee hearing Tuesday. Among the topics: parents' desire for transparency and more control over what data is collected and how it's used; the need for researchers to have comprehensive and varied data; and the… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, and North Davidson Middle School Principal Amy Hyatt look over seventh-grader Brady Gum's shoulder during his computer skills class Monday. Mat Batts/The Dispatch Two Davidson County schools played host to U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, on Monday, showcasing many of the tools and projects taking place in their classrooms each day. During their newly… Read more »

Republican lawmakers are using the occasion of John B. King Jr.'s nomination to become secretary of education to revisit the controversy over the Education Department's enforcement of campus sexual assault law. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) broached the subject in a House hearing Wednesday (and swiftly posted the video to her Twitter). And it's likely to surface again today on the Senate… Read more »