Thank you for adopting the new Virginia Dept of Education Accreditation and Accountability regulations in which school districts/ school boards/ superintendents need to actually provide an education for all students.  Being a parent in Fairfax County, I have witnessed the school board constantly asking for more money, when student enrollment is going down, along with student test scores.  

I have had countless newsletters highlighting how terrible and unfair these changes are, especially to our non-native English speakers.  Well, if after 11 semesters, which is over 5 years of education in Fairfax County, non-native English speakers cannot pass standard of learning, then it's on the teachers.  Instead of constantly asking for more money, why can't this school board think of intuitive ways to meet the non-native English speakers in the middle and adapt their teaching?  My child isn't meeting benchmarks, and they were born in the United States.  

Perhaps these new standards will actually hold school boards and counties accountable to educating our students on standards of learning.  Bravo Dept of Education for holding everyone accountable!