{"id":4597,"date":"2026-02-04T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4597"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:20:21","slug":"vassp-member-update-february-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4597","title":{"rendered":"VASSP Member Update, February 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

State Articles of Interest <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Beach School Board to consider changes to rules for student demonstrations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VA House passes bill to allow localities to impose 1% sales tax for school construction, renovation | WRIC ABC 8News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Beach Schools offering free, unlimited teletherapy to middle and high school students | <\/a>13newsnow.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Articles of Interest<\/strong>                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-ICE student walkouts are expected Friday. What are schools doing? | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the child care crisis could strain teacher retention | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 trends that will shape ed tech in 2026 | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 education legal and policy trends to watch in 2026 | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOE Updates<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Kindness Week: February 9-13, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Kindness Week will be celebrated February 9-13. This initiative highlights the impact of everyday acts of kindness in creating compassionate, safe, healthy, and welcoming schools and communities. Schools can find resources and activities on the VDOE\u2019s Kindness Week<\/a> website to help them prepare to celebrate Kindness Week. The VDOE hosted a webinar on January 20, featuring strategies from schools across the Commonwealth. If you missed it, the recorded session is available and includes activities, information on nominating a Kindness Ambassador, a T?shirt fundraiser, and resources. Read more from VDOE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaborative Practices in Mathematics Education Educator Webinar Series<\/strong>George Mason\u2019s Mathematics Education Center is hosting a free webinar series<\/a> designed for PreK\u201312 educators seeking to strengthen their math instruction through meaningful collaboration. Join the second session on February 2 titled, Learning How to Coach Teachers: Reflections from Mathematics Coaching Research. <\/em>Participants will engage in discussion and reflection to identify the forms of knowledge most essential to their work and consider how systems can cultivate learning opportunities for coaches. Register<\/a> or contact cbaker@gmu.edu to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Articles of Interest  Virginia Beach School Board to consider changes to rules for student demonstrations VA House passes bill to allow localities to impose 1% sales tax for school construction, renovation | WRIC ABC 8News Virginia Beach Schools offering free, unlimited teletherapy to middle and high school students | 13newsnow.com National Articles of Interest                           … <\/p>\n

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