State Articles of Interest
Virginia advances plan to ban transgender girls from girls sports
Middle school project uses ‘Sneaky Cards’ to spread kindness
Contract negotiations between LCPS, employees union, deadlocked | 1local | loudountimes.com
School Board Votes to Allow Charter Schools To Request Capital Improvements | News | loudounnow.com
Education department pushes back on claims of stalled assessment plan • Virginia Mercury
National Articles of Interest
What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
What school leaders should expect in the 2025-26 Supreme Court term | K-12 Dive
Book bans becoming the new norm for districts, report says | K-12 Dive
Hiring foreign teachers? What to look out for as Trump targets H-1B visas | K-12 Dive
How the federal government shutdown affects K-12
Only 18 states differentiate compensation for special education teachers | K-12 Dive
DOE Updates
All In Tutoring: Zearn Math ResourcesAs part of Virginia’s ALL In Tutoring initiative, 104 school divisions are using Zearn Math’s adaptive digital lessons through 2025–26 to support personalized tutoring. Teachers using Zearn Math can access classroom and community resources to support family engagement and motivate students to complete the research-backed dosage of 3+ grade-level digital lessons each week. Free resources including orientation letters, tip sheets, family guides, lesson trackers, and Virginia-specific motivational posters are all available on Zearn’s Family Engagement page.
