Youngkin promises 20 new charter schools statewide, but how? Details may emerge during General Assembly session

Henrico Newsflash – Jan. 3, 2022

Jan 03, 2022

Youngkin promises 20 new charter schools statewide, but how? Details may emerge during General Assembly session

Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin centered his campaign around education issues, capitalizing on the frustration of parents whose children’s education has been upended by the pandemic.

His “day one” public plan for education includes creating at least 20 new charter schools across the K-12 spectrum to provide choice, though it provides no specific details about how he envisions that occurring.

COVID-19 COVERAGE

Henrico again shatters daily COVID-19 case records, but hospitalizations remain rare

COVID-19 cases have reached another all-time high in Henrico, mirroring similar realities statewide and across much of the nation as the highly contagious (but apparently less-severe) Omicron variant continues to spread.

Henrico witnessed 942 new cases Jan. 2 – easily its highest single-day total ever – and is now averaging its pandemic peak of 620 new daily cases in the past week – more than twice as many as it was just one week ago.