Schapiro: Youngkin's by-the-numbers rant over student performance

BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO Richmond Times-Dispatch
Oct 26, 2022
Oct 26, 2022 Updated May 17, 2023
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20220824_MET_OAK_ER_05 — Seventh-grade life sciences teacher David Tuck set up his classroom last week in preparation for students starting on Monday. The “Oak Avenue Complex” will house part of the Achievable Dream Academy program and will serve as Henrico County’s first full-service community school.
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BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO Richmond Times-Dispatch

Glenn Youngkin didn’t have to cook the numbers this time to make a point about the declining performance of Virginia public school kids.

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Photos: Youngkin appears in Michigan, Nevada

US-NEWS-DIXONHERNANDEZ-GOP-TICKET-CEMENTS-PARENTAL-45-MLI.jpg — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks Aug. 27 during the Michigan Republican Party's Red Wave Party at the state Capitol Building in Lansing. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
Cory Morse

US-NEWS-DIXONHERNANDEZ-GOP-TICKET-CEMENTS-PARENTAL-7-MLI.jpg — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon react during the Michigan Republican Party's Red Wave Party at the State Capitol Building in Lansing on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
Cory Morse

US-NEWS-DIXONHERNANDEZ-GOP-TICKET-CEMENTS-PARENTAL-9-MLI.jpg — Gov. Glenn Youngkin, shown last month in Lansing, Mich., spoke with Tudor Dixon, the state’s Republican candidate for governor.
MLive.com

US-NEWS-DIXONHERNANDEZ-GOP-TICKET-CEMENTS-PARENTAL-8-MLI.jpg — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speak during the Michigan Republican Party's Red Wave Party at the State Capitol Building in Lansing on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
Cory Morse

US-NEWS-DIXONHERNANDEZ-GOP-TICKET-CEMENTS-PARENTAL-40-MLI.jpg — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speak during the Michigan Republican Party's Red Wave Party at the State Capitol Building in Lansing on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
Cory Morse

Contact Jeff E. Schapiro at (804) 649-6814 or jschapiro@timesdispatch.com. Follow him on Facebook and on Twitter, @RTDSchapiro. Listen to his analysis 7:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Friday on Radio IQ, 89.7 FM in Richmond and 89.1 FM in Roanoke, and in Norfolk on WHRV, 89.5 FM.

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