New MERC Dashboard Explores Implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act

Oct. 12, 2026

Learn more about how teachers, literacy professionals, and administrators in the MERC region feel about implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act in their schools so far.

A button that reads

This MERC dashboard explores how teachers, literacy professionals, and administrators in the MERC region feel about implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA) in their schools so far. It visualizes data from a regional MERC survey with 573 responses. It includes pages depicting survey responses related to:

  • Overall understanding of the VLA 
  • Division literacy plan
  • Individualized student reading plans
  • Literacy professional development
  • Perceived student impact

Click here to access the dashboard.

Click here to learn more about the MERC VLA study.