Virginia is for all LEARNERS and it’s important to look at every aspect of education through an equity lens, the Honorable Atif Qarni, Virginia’s Secretary of Education said in his remarks at the 2018 Governor’s Summit on Rural Prosperity. Governor Ralph Northam challenged Secretary Qarni, he said, to get a good, thorough understanding of what the communities – rural and urban alike – really want for education. What Secretary Qarni said he is seeing across the state is a grow

Richmond, Va. – Education was the focus of the January 24th Rural Caucus meeting, which was headlined by newly appointed Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and featured presentations from the Small and Rural School Division Coalition steering committee members. Qarni earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from George Washington University, as well as a master’s in history and a teaching licensure from George Mason University. Most recently he taught middle school c