VCC Magazine Winter 2019

V irginia C apitol C onnections , W inter 2019 3 Winter 2019 Volume 25 Number 1 • Editor-in-Chief –Bonnie Atwood • Assistant Editor –Hayley Allison • Student Editor –DeForrest Ballou • Staff –Olivia Ratay, Nefari Steele, Publisher –David Bailey Art Director –John Sours • School Distribution – schools@capitolsquare.com • Advertising – Ads@CapitolSquare.com • Printer –Wordsprint • Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine (ISSN 1076-4577) is published by: Virginia Capitol Connections • 1108 East Main Street • Suite 1200 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 • Copyright 2018, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. The views expressed in the articles of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine , a non-partisan publication, are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE On The Web www.vccqm.org 4 Letters to the Editor 4 Enhancing Student and School Safety in Virginia 5 The Speaker’s “Do-Something” Committee Issues Recommendations 6 Thoughts From The Classroom 8 The Schools Students Deserve 9 The Importance of Civic Education 11 Virginia’s Lottery: Where did it come from and where does the money go? 12 The Case for Homeschooling 13 Virtual Education: A Path of a Level Playing Field 14 Pathways to a College Degree—  More Confusing and Complex—Than Ever Before 16 The Photography of Wanda Judd 18 Will Virginia Put the ERA over the Top? 18 “It really began to resonate” 20 Juvenile Justice: Witness it from Those Inside 23 Kids don’t quit; neither can we 23 Virginia Women’s Monument 24 Republican Declines in Virginia 10 25 Will gerrymandering cost Virginia Republicans in the House of Delegates? 26 Danica Roem Honored as Newsmaker of the Year 27 Virginia’s Veterans: A Great Resource to Fill State’s Expanding Workforce 28 Update for VCU Wilder School 30 Association and Business Directory Cover: Art by Kate DeCiccio Photo by David Bailey Education Issue moran Qarni cox page 4 page 5

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