People are talking about tech in Virginia schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.
More pulling backMore leaning inEven
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
| No. | State | Mark | Band |
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State report
Virginia
About 1.3M students · 32 districts checked83
Very loudRank 7 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 54 signals in 35 events
Where the volume comes from
Loudest districts in Virginia
Latest across Virginia
- Richmond Public Schools hit by cyberattack; ransom-style notes on laptops
- Fairfax public comment: speakers on personal devices, AI and online apps in ES
- Richmond schools run tech-free for second day after cyber incident
- Richmond Public Schools offline after cybersecurity incident
- Petition asks Fairfax County to end Lexia reading program
- RPS posts divisionwide network outage notice
- FCPS weekly update restates bell-to-bell device rule, Lexia sessions
- FFXnow: Fairfax refines kindergarten tech limits, orders app reviews
Research coverage
We've checked 32 of 136 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
Virginia districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County Public Schools | 87 | Very loud | 23 |
| Richmond City Public Schools | 42 | Lively | 4 |
| Harrisonburg City Public Schools | 34 | Audible | 2 |
| Rockingham County Public Schools | 34 | Audible | 1 |
| Culpeper County Public Schools | 33 | Audible | 2 |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | 29 | Audible | 4 |
| Powhatan County Public Schools | 17 | Quiet | 1 |
| Loudoun County Public Schools | 14 | Quiet | 1 |
| Chesterfield County Public Schools | 13 | Quiet | 1 |
| Alleghany County Public Schools | 12 | Quiet | 1 |
| Arlington County Public Schools | 12 | Quiet | 1 |
| Orange County Public Schools | 12 | Quiet | 1 |
| Campbell County Public Schools | 11 | Quiet | 1 |
| Chesapeake City Public Schools | 11 | Quiet | 2 |
| Norfolk City Public Schools | 10 | Quiet | 1 |
| Suffolk City Public Schools | 6 | Quiet | 1 |
| Williamsburg City Public Schools | 0 | Silent | 1 |
We also checked 15 other districts in Virginia and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance