2023 Legislative priorities
Our Priorities
Our mission is to empower educators and school staff in Virginia to advocate for fully funded schools, and to hold our elected officials accountable for ensuring that every student has access to a high-quality education. We strive to create a fair and equitable education system that prepares all students for success.
We prioritize the INcrease teacher and staff compensation as well as teacher recruitment and retention
we prioritize meaningful investments into student support
We prioritize fully funding the revised Standards of Quality.
We prioritize the funding of wraparound services.

We prioritize the Increase teacher and staff compensation as well as teacher recruitment and retention.
Bills Supported
HB1424 (Del. Coyner)
HB1566 (Del. Rasoul)
HB1760 (Del. Reid)
HB2375 (Del. Sewell)
SB1215 (Sen. Lucas)
SB1260 (Sen. Lucas)
We prioritize meaningful investments into student support.
Bills Supported
HB1526 (Del. Coyner)
HB1762 (Del. Reid)
HB1823 (Del. Avoli)
HB1824 (Del. Avoli)
HB2143 (Del. Guzman)
SB1124 (Sen. Stanley)
SB1109 (Sen. Hashmi)
SB1118 (Sen. Hashmi)
SB1175 (Sen. Lucas)
We prioritize fully funding revised standards of quality.
Bills Supported
HB 2111 (Del. Bourne)
SB 1325 (Sen. McClellan)
We prioritize the funding of wraparound services.
Bills Supported
HB1424 (Del. Coyner)
HB1566 (Del. Rasoul)
HB1760 (Del. Reid)
HB2375 (Del. Sewell)
SB1215 (Sen. Lucas)
SB1260 (Sen. Lucas)
We prioritize the prevention of diverting funds from K-12 public schools.
Bills Opposed
HB1371 (Del. Scott)
HB1396 (Del. March)
HB1508 (Del. Davis)
HB1821 (Del. Avoli)
HB2138 (Del. McNamara)
HB2319 (Del. McNamara)
SB892 (Sen. Newman)
SB1179 (Sen. DeSteph)
SB1360 (Sen. Norment)
SB1451 (Sen. Norment)
SB1355 (Sen. Newman)
We prioritize safe and welcoming learning environments.
Bills Opposed
HB1379 (Del. Anderson)
HB1434 (Del. Ballard)
HB1448 (Del. Orrock)
HB1461 (Del. Wiley)
HB1666 (Del. Marshall)
HB1707 (Del. Durant)
HB1736 (Del. LaRock)
COALITION Members
We are a part of Fund Our Schools, a statewide coalition of parents, students, teachers, and organizations calling on lawmakers to fully and fairly fund public schools across the Commonwealth.