{"id":1137777,"date":"2021-12-21T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1137777"},"modified":"2021-12-21T13:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:20:17","slug":"gov-elect-glenn-youngkin-appoints-virginia-education-chief-who-will-remove-politics-from-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-elect-glenn-youngkin-appoints-virginia-education-chief-who-will-remove-politics-from-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov.-Elect Glenn Youngkin Appoints Virginia Education Chief Who Will Remove \u2018Politics from the Classroom\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-elect-glenn-youngkin-appoints-virginia-education-chief-who-will-remove-politics-from-the-classroom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1137777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Monday his choice for secretary of education after making education policy, with a focus on parental concerns, a centerpiece of his successful gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming governor chose Aimee Guidera, a data-driven education expert who has worked in the field for 25 years, as the Old Dominion\u2019s next education boss.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Guidera will replace current Education Secretary Fran Bradford, who was just appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) in December after the previous secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtifQarni\/status\/1465825400668491781?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a> to take a job with a group that researches \u201csocial and higher education\u201d programs that aid with costs of college, with a focus on \u201cracial and structural inequities.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Youngkin said of his latest cabinet selection:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>Aimee will be a critical partner in&nbsp;restoring expectations of excellence; overseeing a record education budget to invest in teachers, facilities and special education; rolling out innovation lab and charter schools; and standing for a curriculum that prepares Virginia\u2019s children for a dynamic future and removes politics from the classroom A nationally recognized leader, Aimee is&nbsp;deeply respected for her distinguished career advocating for innovation and choice, data-driven reform, and high standards, and will apply these principles in order to implement the Day One Game Plan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Youngkin heavily promoted his \u201cday one\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/31\/virginia-republican-glenn-youngkin-unveils-day-one-plan-tax-cuts-bans-on-critical-race-theory-lockdowns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan<\/a> in the final weeks of his campaign, and as one component of the plan, Youngkin repeatedly vowed to ban critical race theory teachings in the classroom because of their divisive nature. He also rolled out an aggressive charter school initiative to expand school choice and compete with neighboring Maryland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolchoiceweek.com\/guide-school-choice-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 50<\/a> charter school options.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19210162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP21306130361160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19210162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP21306130361160.jpg\" alt=\"Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Leesburg, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. (AP Photo\/Cliff Owen)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Leesburg, Virginia, November 1, 2021. (AP Photo\/Cliff Owen)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the end of September, Youngkin\u2019s opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/29\/terry-mcauliffe-i-dont-think-parents-should-be-telling-schools-what-they-should-teach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;during a debate, \u201cI don\u2019t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,\u201d which became a pivotal moment in the campaign as it tapped into the broader national issue of parents versus school boards. The comment came at a time when parents across the country had been lashing out at school administration officials over controversial issues like transgender pronoun and bathroom policies, racially-focused curriculums in classrooms, and forcing masks and coronavirus vaccines on young students.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin said of Guidera:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p>Most importantly, she understands that parents matter, and the best interests of students must come first. Her leadership, intellect, and talent will be tremendous assets as we ensure Virginia kids are the best prepared in the country to succeed, and that they are taught how to think, not what to think. She will help us recharge a system that has settled for too long.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guidera, who is from Maryland and has lived in Virginia since 1995, has a daughter who attended Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia. Guidera attended Yale and then Harvard and founded the Data Quality Campaign, a national organization focused on using high-quality data to improve student outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at a<a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Monday his choice for secretary of education after making education policy, with a focus on parental concerns, a centerpiece of his successful gubernatorial campaign. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1137777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1137777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1137777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}