Access & Opportunity Resources

AASA Responds to OCR Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published February 8, 2022

GAO Report Finds a Rise in Violent Crimes and Hate Speech in Schools Pre-COVID

AASA Blog | School Safety & Cybersecurity, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published December 3, 2021

The Advocate December 2021: Data, Data, Everywhere

AASA Blog | American Rescue Plan, Finance & Budgets, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published December 2, 2021

ED Announces Data Items for New CRDC Collection

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published November 19, 2021

Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. Huffman Reintroduce IDEA Full Funding Act

AASA Blog | Finance & Budgets, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published November 17, 2021

AASA Advocacy Recap: School Buses, ARP Data Collection, and Title I Fun

AASA Blog | American Rescue Plan, Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published November 10, 2021

AASA Joins Coalition Letter on Rescinding Public Charge

AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 25, 2021

K-12 and Special Education Funding

AASA Blog | Finance & Budgets, Access & Opportunity, Curriculum & Assessment, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

DOJ OCR Issue New Mental Health Guidance for Districts

AASA Blog | Social Emotional Learning, Health & Wellness, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

Back to School: Supporting Educational Environments Free from Discrimination: A Resource Collection for Elementary and Secondary Schools

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

USED Guidance Reaffirms Importance of Full Implementation of IDEA

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

New research finds schools remain more likely to suspend Black students and students with disabilities, despite overall reductions

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

USED Revises Maintenance of Equity Guidance

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

Using ESSER to Advance Student Health Equity

AASA Blog | American Rescue Plan, Health & Wellness, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

Bills on K-12 Funding and Discrimination Move Forward

AASA Blog | Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 18, 2021

Biden Admin Shares Timeline for Upcoming Regs-Guidance

AASA Blog | American Rescue Plan, Finance & Budgets, Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 15, 2021

AASA and NASSP Send Critique of Title IX Rule

AASA Blog | Title IX, Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 15, 2021

IDEA Full Funding Coalition: FY22 Approps Letter

AASA Blog | Finance & Budgets, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 15, 2021

How School Leaders Can Help Children with Disabilities

AASA Blog | Health & Wellness, Access & Opportunity, District & School Operations, Curriculum & Assessment, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 15, 2021

New Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment

AASA Blog | School Safety & Cybersecurity, Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published October 15, 2021