Newport News Education Association

The history of workers in Virginia is under attack. The Virginia Board of Education is currently considering new learning standards that will erase labor history from lesson plans almost entirely.They want to:Remove teachings of impact of the Industrial Revolution on working families, including women and children.

Remove the rise of organized labor entirely from Virginia lesson plans.Undermine how the New Deal — which included important labor wins like the 40-hour work week — is being taught.Continue to ignore the close link between the Labor Movement and the Civil Rights Movement, which is currently missing from learning standards.

We need to stop the whitewashing of our history!The proposed standards will be up for a vote soon. Please sign the petition now to tell the Board of Education to do their job — Vote to protect the teaching of labor history!