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Glenn Youngkin: Education is the bedrock of attaining the American dream
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The American Dream is essentially rooted in attaining a quality education, Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin told attendees at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute’s RISE summit on Thursday.
Youngkin said he has made education similarly a bedrock of his tenure in Richmond, in that he is dedicated to improving the lives of Virginians and helping to offer the next generation a chance to live to their fullest potential.
“I wake up every morning, and I start a quiet time, because I need to first thank the Lord for putting me here… and I thank Him and say, ‘Please, Lord, what should I do today; how should I do it?’ – and education is always top of the agenda.”
“When we thoroughly analyze the elements that go into unleashing opportunity, to fulfilling the American Dream, the top of the list is education.”
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Then-gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin holds a campaign event in Amherst, Virginia, Oct. 28, 2021. (Charles Creitz/Fox News)
Youngkin said educating children with key skills is important, but that the paramount goal of a solid education is to infuse them with confidence and trust that they can pursue their life goals.
“And with that confidence comes the ability to innovate, to expand, to press envelopes, to create businesses, and of course to bring others along,” he said, adding that as of late in the U.S. – and in Virginia, prior to his 2022 inauguration – there is a cycle that has been broken.
Youngkin said he took over a state education system that was facing not only the close of a period of less-interactive cyber-schooling due to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, but also a state where its scholastic “excellence had been eroded” over time.
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Proficiency expectations of students had been “watered down,” he recounted, and therefore, Virginia students were falling behind their peers on a national scale.
“What does that mean? Fewer correct answers on tests that translate into whether a student is proficient or not,” he said.
“That is reducing standards and Virginia went from having some of the top standards in the nation to having the lowest proficiency standards in the nation. You couple that with the accreditation process where proficiency was reduced or watered down as one of the inputs into accreditation.”
Youngkin called the result of such issues an “honesty gap,” or a disparity between what the public is being told and what is really happening in education.
The governor said he came into office in a state then ranked 44th of 50 in reopening schools post-pandemic.
“Was it any surprise that the learning loss in Virginia, among fourth graders, in reading and math, was the worst in the nation? No surprise. And so you have to go to work. And that’s where Secretary [Aimee] Guidera and the whole team reacted quickly with all of Virginia,” he said.
Multiple attempts to reach officials at the Democratic Party of Virginia by phone, as well as several 2025 statewide Democratic candidates, for comment were unsuccessful.
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An elderly Tampa woman allegedly shot her roommate dead because he “did not clean up after himself,” police said.
Patricia Whitehead, 71, faces one count of first-degree premeditated felony murder, according to Hillsborough County Court records.
Police responded to a reported shooting at a home on E. 26th Avenue around 9:28 a.m. on Thursday, the Tampa Police Department wrote in a press release. There, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his upper torso who later died of his injuries at an area hospital.
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Patricia Whitehead, 71, is pictured in her mug shot. (Tampa Police Department)
“Through their investigation, detectives were able to determine that the suspect, 71-year-old Patricia Whitehead, and the victim shared a residential space,” read the release.
Whitehead had grown angry with the victim, “claiming he did not clean up after himself,” police said.
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The home where Whitehead allegedly shot her roommate multiple times. (Google Maps)
On Thursday, the victim slammed the door as he left the residence. In response, police said, Whitehead “retrieved her firearm from her bedroom, exited the residence and shot the victim multiple times.”
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Tampa Police responded to the reported shooting on Thursday morning. (fox 13)
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Whitehead is currently being detained at the Orient Road Jail without bond, according to online booking records. Her court date has not yet been scheduled. Fox News Digital could not reach her assigned public defender at press time.
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Former President Donald Trump celebrated his 78th birthday by hosting a political rally with members of his fan club in Florida.
Trump appeared at an event celebrating his birthday in West Palm Beach with members of Club 47.
“This is the biggest birthday party I’ve ever had by far,” Trump said of the event.
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Former President Donald Trump stands near a birthday cake given to him before he spoke to members of the Club 47 group at th Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. ( Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The former president was presented with a Make America Great Again-themed birthday cake.
Trump revisited some of his biggest hits from the campaign trail, speaking at length about his belief that President Biden is mentally incompetent to hold office.
“Our country is being destroyed by incompetent people,” Trump told the crowd. “All presidents should have aptitude tests.”
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at his birthday celebration, hosted by Club 47, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump spoke at length about his doubts that President Biden has the mental capacity to continue holding office. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Club 47 is based in Palm Beach County and is intended to keep local Trump supporters engaged with the campaign.
The club sold out of its approximately 5,000 tickets, which were priced at $35 a piece. More exclusive seats near the stage were priced at $60.
Trump greets supporters from Club 47 after speaking at his birthday celebration. The club seeks to keep Trump supporters in Palm Beach County connected and engaged with the campaign. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
During the event, Trump promised to build a “great” Iron Dome for the U.S. during his birthday rally, saying that it would be “made in America.”
“By next term we will build a great Iron Dome over our country,” Trump said about the idea, which he attributed to former President Ronald Reagan. “We deserve a dome. We deserve it all, made state of the art.
“It’s a missile defense shield, and it’ll all be made in America,” he said. “Jobs, jobs, jobs.”
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
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Kentucky State Police find body of infant ‘consistent’ with baby missing for a month, 5 arrested
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) says it has located an infant’s body consistent with 8-month-old Miya Tucker Rudd, who was last seen by family in May.
Police said the decomposed body was found inside the family’s home hidden in a “concealed manner” around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, June 14.
After investigators process the scene, the baby will be taken by the Ohio County Coroner’s Office and transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiners Office in Louisville, authorities said.
The investigation is ongoing by KSP, Ohio County Coroner’s Officer and Kentucky Medical Examiners Office.
MISSING KENTUCKY BABY: 5 NOW ARRESTED, INCLUDING PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS
Missing Miya Tucker Rudd and her parents and grandparents, right. (Daviess County Jail and Ohio County Jail)
The child was first declared missing by Kentucky State Police earlier this month after the agency said it conducted a search warrant and welfare check at the family’s home, but the infant was not there.
Police said the child had not been seen by other family members since May.
The family’s home is in Reynolds Station, Kentucky, which is about 90 miles southwest of Louisville.
Police said that Miya Tucker was last believed to be in the care of her parents, 29-year-old Tesla Tucker and 30-year-old Cage C. Rudd, but could not be located during a welfare check. (Kentucky State Police)
The welfare check on the baby came after the girl’s mother, Tesla Tucker, 29, and her father, Cage C. Rudd, 30, were arrested at a motel in Owensboro on Wednesday with no information on the baby’s whereabouts.
The parents were in possession of a large amount of drugs, including fentanyl, a police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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“[We] tried to interview the parents, and they’re not being very cooperative with our investigation on this,” Trooper Corey King of the Kentucky State Police told Fox News Digital Friday.
They were both charged with first-degree trafficking in controlled substance (greater than 2 grams – methamphetamine), trafficking of illegal drugs, trafficking marijuana, first-degree child abuse, abandonment of a minor and engaging in organized crime and possession of paraphernalia.
The child’s parents were allegedly found in a hotel with large amounts of drugs — including fentanyl. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection )
Miya’s grandfather, Ricky Smith, who stayed with the baby and her parents, allegedly used the home as a base for trafficking, and a variety of drugs were found at the home during a search.
He has been charged with drug crimes, child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
Miya’s grandmother, Billie J. Smith, was arrested on Friday and charged with second-degree domestic violence assault after police discovered she had an outstanding warrant in Daviess County from October 2023, according to WFIE.
Timothy Roach was charged with second-degree possession of a controlled substance and first-degree prescription controlled substance not in a proper container. (Daviess County Jail)
As police entered Smith’s home, officers said they saw 37-year-old Timothy Roach throw unprescribed Suboxone under his vehicle.
He was charged with second-degree possession of a controlled substance and first-degree prescription controlled substance not in a proper container, WBKO reports.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call 270-826-3312.
Fox News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
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