It probably served Winsome Earle-Sears well in the Marine Corps, and now has a new focus. A synonym for “winsome” is “cheerful,” but she is in medium dudgeon about the latest strangeness from the public schools of Fairfax County, Va., an affluent Washington suburb. As was once said of the Balkans, these schools have been producing more history than can be consumed locally. Begin with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, established as a highly selective magnet school in 1985. Read the full opinion at washingtonpost.com.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2023 13:23 UTC