Virginia Walden Ford Virginia is a national board member and a founding member of The Black Alliance for Educational Options, Inc. She also serves on the D.C. Advisory Committee of the US Civil Rights Commission, and serves as executive director of D.C. Parents for School Choice, Inc. which she founded in 1998.
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As we prepare to celebrate National School Choice Week, so many things come to my mind. The months of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused parents everywhere to… Read More
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This week on “Problematic Women,” we interview the woman that inspired the new feature film “Miss Virginia,” Virginia Walden Ford. We talk to her about… Read More
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Fifteen years ago, I found myself feeling hopeless and helpless in the nation’s capital. My children’s school situation was dismal. My older kids were academically… Read More
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The right to choose where your kids attend school should be common sense. But for too long, it’s something too many parents have been denied… Read More
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Thanks to a lawsuit, over 92,000 kids, many of them children of color, from low-income families are at risk to lose their privately funded scholarships… Read More
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It’s National School Choice Week, and I am so excited to see the incredible number of events around the country highlighting education. It brings back so… Read More
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I spend an enormous amount of time thinking (and worrying) about the children of Washington, D.C. Advocating for quality educational opportunities for them has been… Read More
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The Obama administration has zeroed-out funding for any new scholarships in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, meaning the program, which provides scholarships to children from… Read More
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The 2015 National School Choice Week is underway, and there are so many exciting events taking place all over America. Our kickoff event on January… Read More
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Another summer has come to an end. As I’ve been looking toward the new school year, I have had a chance to reflect on all… Read More
