The Learning Forward Advocacy Team, or A-Team, held its first monthly federal update Zoom call of 2025 on Tuesday, January 14th. Educators from across the U.S. met to discuss the shifting policy landscape in Washington, D.C. Learning Forward’s federal policy adviser, Jon Bernstein, facilitated a discussion about federal support for K-12 educators and funding for Title II, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Learning Forward’s A-Team is a reprise of the popular policy forum, returning now because of numerous requests from educators who told us they value regular updates on Title II-A as well as other education-related policies and news that affect schools, districts, and states, according to Melinda George, Learning Forward chief policy officer. Notes George, “It’s clear that