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This evening, some districts told to end racial preference; a bill, supported by the Stafford School Board, allowing additional sales tax to fund school construction project is headed to the governor.
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Department of Education Letter Orders Virginia K-12 Schools to ‘End Racial Preferences’
By Martin Davis
The letter and an accompanying email began arriving in superintendents' inboxes over the weekend, but some superintendents in central Virginia received only one, or none, of the documents.
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Local Legislators Mixed in Support of Bill That Would Allow Additional Sales Tax for School Construction
By Adele Uphaus
The Stafford School Board has supported the measure for several years and voted in October to add the item to its list of legislative priorities for the 2025 General Assembly session.
In the House of Delegates, the bill was supported last week by Josh Cole, a Democrat who represents the 65th district, which includes southern Stafford as well as the City of Fredericksburg and part of Spotsylvania County.
It was opposed by Republican Paul Milde, who represents the 64th district, which is entirely located in Stafford.
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