Advocacy & Policy Resources
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March 01, 2018
Inside AASA Sasha Pudelski on Legislative AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyWHEN SUPERINTENDENTS NEED to have a voice in Washington, D.C., who speaks for them? Sasha Pudelski has been the assistant director of policy and advocacy at AASA for the past seven years. -
April 01, 2018
More Politics in the ClassroomType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Communications & Public Relations -
February 01, 2018
Next Generation AccountabilityType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyIn the most encouraging sign in educational policy since the turn of the 21st century, a bipartisan majority in Congress has repudiated micromanagement of educational accountability by the federal government. -
December 01, 2019
Chris Rogers on Policy AnalysisType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAn interview with AASA policy analyst -
November 01, 2018
Leveraging Federal Programs for Dual EnrollmentType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsState funding and support for dual and concurrent enrollment varies across the country. -
January 01, 2018
Cautionary Lessons of Michigan's Charter ExperimentType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyCharter school policy debates are so focused on test score comparisons of charter and traditional public schools that we lose sight of how powerfully the design and implementation of state laws shape outcomes. -
October 01, 2018
Rural Leaders Count on AASA's AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Rural CommunitiesRural Leaders Count on AASA's Advocacy -
August 01, 2019
Keeping Students Front and CenterType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyONE OF AASA'S most important leadership roles is that of advocacy — working collaboratively with all stakeholders to positively influence educational policy grounded in research and best practice. -
September 01, 2019
Silos and Sheep Mentality Threaten DemocracyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyWHAT ARE THE ODDS of a democracy surviving if citizens are not knowledgeable about government and its values, principles and procedures? Maintaining a democracy rests on an informed and participative electorate. -
March 01, 2016
Federal Adviser on Open Education Aims at ClassroomsType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyFree, openly licensed resources are available to teachers -
May 20, 2021
How to Best Meet the Needs of Homeless Students with ARP FundsType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Equity, Finance & BudgetsTwo superintendents share bold ideas for how to use ESSER funds and targeted ARP-Homeless Children and Youth funds to assess and meet both immediate and long-term needs. -
May 13, 2021
Child Nutrition Reauthorization PrioritiesType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Health & WellnessAASA’s Advocacy Team has created a new resource for Congressional stakeholders working to reauthorize the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. -
May 13, 2021
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Priorities: Voices from the FieldType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Health & WellnessAASA’s Advocacy Team has created a new resource for Congressional stakeholders working to reauthorize the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. -
May 12, 2021
School Construction, Air Quality and Federal Funding: What Superintendents Need to KnowType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & Budgets, Health & Wellness, School Safety & CybersecurityAdvice on how to use federal funds on school construction and facility maintenance and best practices on what districts can do to improve ventilation, filtration and air cleaning strategies. -
April 15, 2021
Leveraging Federal COVID FundingType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsHear what federal COVID dollars can mean for your schools, how superintendents are investing these dollars and insight in how to fully leverage this significant investment to respond to COVID while addressing learning recovery. -
April 01, 2021
Political BuzzType:Infographic Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThe issues that generate the most action among advocates within a school community. -
March 18, 2021
American Rescue Plan Explained: Implementing for SuccessType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Equity, Finance & Budgets, Technology & AIA wide-ranging conversation on the things superintendents need to be aware of, prepared for and in compliance with as you navigate the COVID federal packages -
March 17, 2021
Details of the American Rescue Plan ActType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsWhat school superintendents need to know about the American Rescue Plan Act -
March 09, 2021
Finding Federal Ed Tech Money – New and OldType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & Budgets, Technology & AIWhat the federal emergency response dollars provides in CARES I and CARES II—through the ESSERS program—can and will mean for schools in general, as well as a more detailed walk through of what it can mean for education technology -
February 24, 2021
Federal Rural Education Policy EventType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Equity, Finance & Budgets, Rural Communities, Technology & AIAn overview of the issues facing rural K-12 schools, administrators, teachers and students as our public school system continues to recover from the pandemic.
The Leading Edge Blog
AASA's policy and advocacy blog, with up-to-date information about activities in Washington, DC.
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August 28, 2024
Court Grants FCC Request for Stay (for E-Rate and Universal Service Fund)On the heels of last month’s 5th circuit court decision which challenges the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for the universal service fund, the 5th circuit has granted the FCC its requested stay.
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August 23, 2024
Guest Post from NCAN: Class of 2025’s FAFSA Will Open December 1; 2024 FAFSAs Still Down 10%FAFSA completion rates for 2024 are down, and the 2025 application will once again be delayed. Here's what superintendents need know.
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August 22, 2024
Join AASA, USDA and USED for Back to School Virtual Event Celebrating Healthy School MealsAASA is excited to partner with USDA and USED to celebrate the back to school season and the important role school meals play in providing the fuel kids need to succeed in the classroom.
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