Min featuring Julie Gunlock, Director of Center for Progress and Innovation at IWF Virginia businessman and Republican candidate for governor Pete Snyder is challenging all statewide office-seekers to sign his pledge to reopen schools held hostage by teachers unions. “Nothing has united Republican, Democrat, and Independent families in Virginia more than the need for our children to be back in school,” Snyder said in a statement Monday. “Unfortunately, career politicians beholden to special interest and teachers unions have kept students out of the classroom.” … Snyder’s push to put school openings front and center in the statewide race is welcome news to parents fighting for their children’s return to the classroom.