"Governor Youngkin Makes Key Education Board Appointments in Virginia"

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed three new members to the Virginia Board of Education, bringing the total number of Youngkin appointees on the nine-person board to eight. The new members include Mashea Ashton, founder and CEO of Digital Pioneers Academy Public Charter School; Debbie Kilgore, a retired family and consumer science teacher; and Amber Northern, senior vice president for research at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. These appointments replace three members whose terms expired. The new members will need to be confirmed by the state General Assembly.