Advocacy & Policy Resources
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January 20, 2022
How School Leaders Can Help Connect Families to the Expanded Child Tax CreditType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Communications & Public Relations, EquityLearn about best practices and resources for helping your districts help families claim the expanded child tax credit. -
February 08, 2021
Learning Recovery & Redesign: Priorities & Self-Assessment ToolTopics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsTools and guidance to help district leaders prioritize American Rescue Plan spending in the short- and long-term. -
November 12, 2021
AASA Learning Recovery & Redesign GuidanceTopics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsProvides overarching guidance for you to consider on an ongoing basis when determining the best next steps for your recovery and redesign plans, including the ARP use-of-funds plans being implemented in your district. -
November 01, 2021
‘They Don’t Just Stop at the Border’Type:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityThe special challenge of educating non-English-speaking immigrants in the midst of a long-running public health crisis -
November 01, 2021
Shaping an Equitable Recovery for Students Without HomesType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityProven strategies and unprecedented resources under federal law to address child and youth homelessness -
October 20, 2021
More Than a Test Score: Leveraging Federal Dollars to Support Innovation in SEL InvestmentsType:Webinar Recording A thought-provoking discussion on how schools can use federal American Rescue Plan dollars as a down payment on an enduring investment in Social and Emotional Learning. -
October 01, 2021
Political LeaningsType:Infographic Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThe changing party affiliations of superintendents over the past two decades. -
August 13, 2021
Maintenance of Equity: What You Need to KnowType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityThis webinar will highlight the Maintenance of Equity provision, what it might mean for your district, potential challenges and strategies for navigating this new mandate. -
August 01, 2021
Federal Support That Enables ‘Building Back Better’Type:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsCreating a new world for K-12 schooling with the infusion of new dollars. -
August 01, 2021
Using Evidence on Cost-EffectivenessType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsThe influx of federal dollars through the American Rescue Plan warrants careful attention by district leaders to higher-value investments -
August 01, 2021
Wise Spending of Your Federal Relief FundsType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Communications & Public Relations, District & School Operations, Equity, Finance & BudgetsThe key questions to raise when planning your school district’s use of federal relief funds under the American Rescue Plan. -
July 19, 2021
AASA and AIR Virtual Research, Practice and Policy EventType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Curriculum & Assessment, District & School Operations, School Safety & CybersecurityLooking back to face what is ahead: A research and policy presentation and conversation about teaching and learning during the pandemic -
July 19, 2021
SCOTUS and Schools: How This Term’s Decisions Impact Your SchoolsType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAn overview of 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decisions and what you can expect in terms of school impact. -
June 29, 2021
Meeting the Moment: Leveraging Federal Relief to Grow Community SchoolsType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsLearn why every school should be a community school and how the American Rescue Plan and other streams of funding offer an unprecedented opportunity to start-up, sustain and scale community schools. -
March 01, 2017
As We Know ItType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyInteresting days lie ahead for public education. We have a new president and an incoming administration that includes a new U.S. Secretary of Education. -
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.
The Leading Edge Blog
AASA's policy and advocacy blog, with up-to-date information about activities in Washington, DC.
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March 28, 2024
Making the Most of Your Summer Fun(ds)— Preparing Educators for a Great SummerThis is the tenth installment of the Summer Funds series with AASA President Gladys Cruz.
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March 25, 2024
It’s Time We Talk About FAFSAThis blog post ran as an email from AASA Executive Director David R. Schuler to all members, and is cross-posted here so we can disseminate on social media and elsewhere.
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March 22, 2024
AASA-Led Legislation Introduced to Bolster Student Mental Health Services NationwideOn March 21st, Sens. John Cornyn, Thom Tillis, Maggie Hassan, Jon Tester and Kyrsten Sinema, introduced the “Creating Access and Resources in Education (CARE) for Student Mental Health Act.”
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