Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin raised his national profile at a CNN town hall on education, fielding thorny questions in hostile territory with sunny optimism while fueling speculation about a possible 2024 presidential bid.
The first-term GOP governor touted his record on raising teacher pay and fund tutoring grants at the Thursday night event while sticking to his conservative principles on a host of education hotspots, including single-sex sports, critical race theory, sexually explicit materials, and academic excellence versus equity.
“We have to celebrate excellence,” Mr. Youngkin said. “We shouldn’t embrace equity at the expense of excellence. Students work hard, they receive these kinds of accolades. Their parents and the kids should know.” The question didn’t exactly address the controversy, which has more to do with girls sharing restrooms with biological males than with biological females who identify as male.
“I think sports are very clear, and I don’t think it’s controversial,” Mr. Youngkin said. “I don’t think that biological boys should be playing sports with biological girls. There’s been decades of efforts in order to gain opportunities for women in sports, and it’s just not fair.”
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