I think one of the largest current political issues that Virginia is facing is that of education. It is not a struggle that Virginia alone faces, but years of "draconian cuts to Virginia's budget" (http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/virginia/2011/02/public-education-gets-boost-general-assembly-adjourns) has definitely taken a toll on public education systems throughout Virginia. This is especially true with No Child Left Behind legislature still in place as well as overall economic hardship in the United States as a whole.
The topic of education is one that is also difficult to address while living in Fairfax County and having access to one of the top school systems in the entire country - it is easy to forget that there is definitely disparity bewteen school systems of Northern Virginia and school systems of the state as a whole. So while many Northern Virginia schools and colleges were privy to the $80 million dollar boost that the General Assembly passed back in Febuary, less can be said for the state as a whole - in fact, one goal is simply to get more Virginia students to attend Virginia schools, or the plan of "100,00 new degrees".
This fight for funding, both in Northern Virginia and in the state as a whole, is one that will continue, especially as funding is still federally controlled, and remains an important part of Virginia legislature.
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