Advocacy & Policy Resources
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November 01, 2016
Federal Impact on Professional DevelopmentType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy Leadership DevelopmentThe passage of Every Student Succeeds Act opens up options for school districts to invest in teacher effectiveness, according to the executive director of Learning Forward. -
October 01, 2016
Facing the Facts: Why School Policies BackfireType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAuthors of a new book finger the factors in a school district that lead to negative effects of well-intentioned efforts. Policy backfire, they say, is movement in the exact opposite direction of what was desired. -
October 01, 2016
Superintendent as AdvocateType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyHow you can influence federal education policy in as little as 15 minutes a month! AASA's associate executive director of policy and advocacy shares practical ways local education leaders can have an impact on legislation and funding proposals affecting students and schools. -
October 01, 2016
Never Hesitating to TestifyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyLegislative advocacy brings multiple rewards -
October 01, 2016
My Doubled-Sided Life in State AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyBeing a politically savvy superintendent isn’t difficult. Just do what you do best — educate legislators. -
October 01, 2016
A Day of Education Advocacy on the HillType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThis is what a day looked like during Hill Day at AASA’s 2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference in July -
September 01, 2016
One Superintendent’s Presidential Campaign PlatformType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyInspired to act by what she was hearing promised by the main party candidates, the author shares her own 11 action measures for K-12 education. -
March 01, 2016
Skepticism Falls to a Rare Bipartisan ActType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThe role of AASA, backed importantly by its state associations, in pulling off a long-overdue reauthorization by Congress. -
September 01, 2015
The Obstacles Deterring Gifted EducationType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyState policies and minimal federal funding can hinder, but school systems have the capacity to adopt practices to better serve their brightest students, according to the co-authors of Failing Our Brightest Kids. -
April 01, 2013
Rethinking the Special Education Due Process SystemType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy Curriculum & AssessmentA proposal for the next reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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The Leading Edge Blog
AASA's policy and advocacy blog, with up-to-date information about activities in Washington, DC.
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May 25, 2023
AASA Joins 100+ Organizations in Letter to Dept of Labor on OT RulesAASA joined more than 100 organizations in a letter to the Department of Labor expressing concern over proposed changes to the overtime rules and asking the administration to stop the effort.
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May 25, 2023
A Wild 48 Hours for Federal Student PrivacyThis text is an excerpt from a longer blog post from the Student & Child Privacy Center and Public Interest Privacy Center.
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May 24, 2023
AASA Partners with CoSN on Annual State of EdTech Leadership SurveyEarlier this week CoSN released the 2023 State of EdTech Leadership report.
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