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• Wednesday, September 01, 2010 New Survey Finds Two Thirds of School Administrators Give Nation's Schools an 'A' or 'B'

  AASA partnered with Phi Delta Kappa to gauge school administrator opinion on America's public schools. Read More

• Thursday, August 19, 2010 Common Core Curriculum Maps Released for Comment

  Today, Common Core released a full set of K-12 English Language Arts curriculum maps. These maps, which are based on and address every one of the Common Core State Standards in ELA, were written by teachers for teachers. Read More

• Friday, August 13, 2010 Education Jobs Fund Questions....Answered!

  AASA provides answers to member questions related to the Education Jobs Fund. Read More

• Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Ed Jobs Fund Conference Call TOMORROW

  Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the Department of Education your questions about the Education Jobs Fund on August 12! Read More

• Tuesday, August 10, 2010 House Passes Education Jobs and FMAP Funding

  The House passed $10 billion for education jobs and $16.1 billion for FMAP. The bill now goes to the President. Read More

• Monday, August 09, 2010 AASA Supports HR 1586 Education Jobs Funding

  Read AASA's letter of support for HR 1586, to provide $10 billion in education jobs funding and $16.1 billion for FMAP. Read More

• Monday, August 09, 2010 AASA Strongly Supports Early House Vote on Education Jobs Fund

  AASA members delivered a clear message to Capitol Hill: the sooner, the better! Read More

• Wednesday, August 04, 2010 AASA Responds to Senate Ed Jobs Funding Vote

  Read AASA's statement in response to the Senate's vote for education funding. Read More

• Monday, August 02, 2010 AASA Signs Letter Urging Regulatory Relief from Medicaid Parental Consent Requirements

  AASA joined hundreds of health, disability, education, hospital, and organized labor and health care organizations to send a letter to Secretary Duncan urging relief from the requirement to seek parental consent for each Medicaid service. Read More

• Wednesday, July 28, 2010 AASA Supports Senate FY11 Appropriations Bill

  AASA sent a letter to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee in anticipation of tomorrow's mark up. Read More

• Wednesday, July 28, 2010 AASA Urges Senate to Support Ed Jobs Fund as Amendment to Small Business Bill

  AASA is urging Senators to vote to support the latest legislative vehicle that can help move the emergency education job fund dollars to states. Read More

• Monday, July 19, 2010 AASA President Appointed to National PTA Board

  AASA President Ed Hatrick was appointed to the National PTA Board. Read More

• Friday, July 16, 2010 AASA Urges Senate Support for Jobs Funding

  AASA sent a letter to the full Senate, urging Senators to support the $10 billion for emergency education funding. Read More

• Thursday, July 15, 2010 AASA Urges House Approps to Make Education a Priority

  In advance of the House Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee markup, AASA sent a letter of budget and appropriations priorities. Read More

• Wednesday, July 14, 2010 AASA Letter to House Ed & Labor Committee on Child Nutrition

  AASA submitted a letter to the House Committee on Education and Labor in advance of today's mark-up of the Child Nutrition bill. Read More

• Sunday, July 11, 2010 Long Time AASA Friend and Member Walter 'Walt' Turner Passed Away

  Walter George Turner, 83, who served as the founding director of the American Association of Educational Service Agencies and a long-time official with the American Association of School Administrators, died July 4 in Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon. Read More

• Friday, July 09, 2010 AASA Files Comments on FCC-Proposed Changes to E-Rate

  AASA, joining with AESA, submitted comments to the FCC in response to proposed changes to the E-Rate program. Read More

• Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Latest AASA Report Quantifies Cost and Benefits of Emergency Education Funding

  School districts across the nation are still faced with the possible reality of eliminating an unprecedented number of teaching jobs for the 2010-11 school year. Congressional action—or inaction—to save these jobs will have significant impact on the economy, according to a new analysis released today by the American Association of School Administrators. Read More

• Thursday, May 27, 2010 AASA Supports Emergency Funding for Education Jobs

  Read AASA's letter to the full House Appropriations Committee supporting the inclusion of $23 billion for emergency education jobs funding. Read More

• Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Final Education Jobs Letter

  Today, Representatives Maurice Hinchey, Phil Hare and Bob Etheridge were joined by 104 of their colleagues in a letter to Appropriations Chair David Obey urging support for $23 billion for education-related jobs. Read More

• Tuesday, May 18, 2010 School Budgets 101

  A new AASA white paper offers a bird's-eye view of the basics of school budgets. Read More

• Friday, May 07, 2010 AASA Files ESEA Comments With Senate

  AASA filed comments on ESEA Reauthorization with the Senate. Read More

• Tuesday, May 04, 2010 AASA Survey: 275,000 Education Jobs on the Line

  Latest AASA survey projects education jobs cuts of 275,000 for the 2010-11 school year. Read More

• Thursday, April 22, 2010 Is Your District Cutting Jobs?

  Help AASA collect national data on school job cuts. Read More

• Friday, April 16, 2010 AASA Supports Emergency Education Bill

  Sen. Harkin introduces bill that would bring $23 billion for education jobs. Read More

• Thursday, April 08, 2010 Latest AASA Survey a Cliff Hanger

  New survey finds schools facing growing budget cuts and the end of stimulus funding. Read More

• Thursday, March 25, 2010 AASA Position Statement for ESEA Reauthorization

  AASA submitted an ESEA position statement, summarizing concerns and priorities for both the proposed blueprint and reauthorization in general. Read More

• Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Urge Your Senator to Sign REAP Funding Letter

  Senator Conrad and Senator Collins are circulating a 'Dear Colleague' letter to appropriators requesting increased funding for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP). Please encourage your Senators to join Sens. Conrad and Collins on this letter by April 14. Read More

• Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Senate to Mark Up Child Nutrition Bill

  The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is scheduled to mark up reauthorization language for the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 tomorrow, March 24. Read More

• Monday, March 22, 2010 AASA Responds to National Broadband Plan

  AASA's response to the National Broadband plan was created to both summarize the proposed changes that will impact public schools and the E-Rate program and to articulate AASA’s response to and/or concerns with the proposed changes. Read More

• Monday, March 15, 2010 AASA Statement on Blueprint for ESEA Reauthorization

  Read Executive Director Dan Domenech's statement on the ESEA Blueprint. Read More

• Tuesday, March 09, 2010 Take AASA's Latest Economic Impact Survey

  Tell us how your district continues to be impacted by the economic downturn, and weigh in on the proper role of competitive funding. Read More

• Tuesday, March 02, 2010 AASA Seclusion and Restraint Letter

  AASA urges US House not to pass restraint and seclusion measure (HR 4247) Read More

• Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Register for the 2010 Legislative Advocacy Conference

  Register today for the annual legislative advocacy conference! Read More

• Monday, February 22, 2010 AASA's 2010 Legislative Agenda

  The Governing Board adopted this year's legislative agenda at NCE. Read More

• Monday, February 22, 2010 AASA Survey Results

  AASA administered a brief survey to examine what—if any trends—there are for comparative religion courses in America’s public schools. Read More

• Monday, February 22, 2010 Financial Capability Challenge

  Participate in the National Financial Capability Challenge! Read More

• Tuesday, February 02, 2010 AASA Responds to President's Budget Request

  Read AASA's response and talking points to President Obama's FY11 budget proposal. Read More

• Tuesday, February 02, 2010 Alert on House Education and Labor Committee Markup of HR 4247

  AASA responded to proposed legislation on restraint and seclusion. Read More

• Wednesday, January 27, 2010 USED Call: FY11 Budget

  As part of the series of monthly calls with edcuation leaders, Secretary Duncan will hold a call on Wednesday Feburary 3 to talk about President Obama's FY11 budget proposal. Read More

• Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Comparative Religion Survey

  Please take a few moments to complete the latest AASA survey, looking at the challenges and opportunities comparative religion courses provide in schools and communities Read More

• Tuesday, January 05, 2010 U.S. Secretary of Education Thanks AASA Members

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• Tuesday, December 29, 2009 State of the Superintendency Extended!

  AASA has extended the deadline for the 2010 State of the Superintendency until Friday, January 22, 2010 and is now offering hard-copy surveys. Read More

• Thursday, December 03, 2009 Final School Improvement Grant Requirements

  Education Secretary Arne Duncan released the final requirements for $3.5 billion in Title I School Improvements grants to turn around the nation's lowest performing schools. Read More

• Friday, November 20, 2009 AASA Comments on Proposed Changes to E-Rate

  Read AASA's comments to the wide-reaching proposed changes to E-Rate. Read More

• Friday, November 06, 2009 AASA Response to Investing in Innovation Guidance

  AASA would like to offer our comments on the proposed priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria for the Investing in Innovation Grants. Read More

• Monday, November 02, 2009 AASA Stimulus Update

  Get the latest information on the stimulus! Read More

• Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Shell We Dance?: Latest AASA Study Finds Shell Game with ARRA Funds

  The economic downturn continues to threaten the capacity of school districts nationwide, even in light of federal stimulus funds, according to the latest AASA study. Read More

• Monday, October 05, 2009 UPDATED! Talking Points on ESEA Reauthorization

  Education Sec. Arne Duncan told edcuation stakeholders that he is starting a strong push to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read More

• Monday, September 28, 2009 Get 'Em, Keep 'Em: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Rural Districts

  In response to a request from President Obama’s administration, AASA helped identify specific tips, strategies and suggestions that address the unique realities, obstacles and considerations that rural schools face when it comes to teacher recruitment and retention. Read More

• Wednesday, September 16, 2009 AASA Responds to Proposal to Raise State Administrative Cap

  AASA submitted a response to the US Education Department's proposal to raise the state adminsitrative cap. Read More

• Monday, September 14, 2009 AASA Statement on Educate Act and IDEA Full Funding Act

  AASA urges Congress to pass the EDUCATE Act and the IDEA Full Funding Act to ensure children with disabilities receive the best possible education and services. Read More

• Wednesday, September 09, 2009 AASA Responds to Guidance for School Improvement Grants

  Read AASA's response to USED's guidance for the School Improvement Grants. Read More

• Friday, August 28, 2009 ARRA and H1N1 Webinar

  USED to host two webinars: one on ARRA and H1N1 (swine flu) and one on maintenance of effort requirements. Read More

• Tuesday, August 25, 2009 How America's Schools Are Using ARRA Funds

  Read AASA's latest survey, looking at how America's public schools are using their stimulus dollars. Read More

• Thursday, August 06, 2009 Write Your Senator!

  Use AASA's Legislative Action Center to let your Senators know how the LHHS FY10 budget bill, including its proposed cuts to Title I and level funding of IDEA, will impact your district. Read More

• Wednesday, August 05, 2009 FY10 Funding Charts

  A side-by-side comparison of the FY10 House and Senate LHHS bills to President Obama's FY10 requests and the FY09 enacted numbers. Read More

• Thursday, July 30, 2009 AASA Response to Senate Approps Bill

  Read AASA's response to the FY10 budget bill released by the Senate Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee. Read More

• Friday, July 17, 2009 AASA Letter to the Hill

  Read AASA's letter of support for the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. Read More

• Friday, July 10, 2009 AASA Summary of ARRA Title I Waiver Guidance

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• Monday, June 22, 2009 New Stimulus Guidance

  Recipients of ARRA funding are required to report on the use of the funds, including the amount of funds received and the projects and activities funded. Read More

• Monday, June 22, 2009 HHS Rescinds Medicaid Regulations

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• Monday, June 01, 2009 AASA's Comments on Rescission of Medicaid Regulations

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