State Articles of Interest
Should Virginia schools implement “restorative justice?” | WVTF
LCPS aims for responsible expansion of generative AI | Loudoun County | loudountimes.com
Charlottesville school board greenlights union contract for support staff
Virginia Beach School Board weighs limiting Chromebooks for youngest students | 13newsnow.com
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors votes to leave out elementary school SRO funding
National Articles of Interest
Districts express concerns over pending USDA updates to nutrition standards | K-12 Dive
Where can educators find optimism in a beleaguered K-12 system?
4 ways to build alignment in K-12 decision-making
Supreme Court Ruling on Gender Affirmation in Schools and Parental Rights
Indiana public colleges must soon accept this alternative to the SAT and ACT | Higher Ed Dive
Pandemic-era infants, toddlers exhibit elementary learning lag | K-12 Dive
DOE Updates
Last Call: Diploma Seals Order Due March 27
Article: 2026-09-116
Audience: Superintendents, Directors of High School, High School Principals, High School Counseling Coordinators, HS Registrars
Contact: Theresita Martinez, Office Manager, Theresita.Martinez@doe.virginia.gov
Final reminder for divisions to submit the 2026 Diploma Seal Order Form by March 27. Only one order per division will be accepted. Use remaining seals before ordering, note the replacement of the Advanced Mathematics & Technology Seal with the STEM Seal, and report all seals awarded in the Student Record Collection. Please ensure your division’s order is submitted before the deadline.
For questions, please contact Theresita Martinez, Office Manager, Division of Student Outcomes and School Quality, by email?at?Theresita.Martinez@doe.virginia.gov.
Virginia Celebrates the Arts in March!This month offers an opportunity to recognize the vital role fine arts programs play in Virginia’s comprehensive education system. Virginia prescribes Standards of Learning for K-12 instruction in all four fine arts disciplines of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. Instructional resources and Instructional Guides are located on the Virginia Department of Education Fine Arts website. Two-thirds of Virginia students take at least one fine arts course each year, with rising enrollment in ceramics, sculpture, guitar, songwriting, music technology, chorus, orchestra, band, dance, and theatre. Students who take multiple years of fine arts also show lower chronic absenteeism. Join VDOE in celebrating these programs throughout March.
