The Leading Edge: Policy & Advocacy Blog
The Leading Edge, AASA's policy & advocacy blog, provides up-to-date information about activities in Washington, D.C. and Capitol Hill that affect you and your school district.
Topics include new or proposed regulations and federal policies, federal funding updates and opportunities, advocacy resources and more.
Latest Posts
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October 18, 2021
New Report Details Challenges Faced by Superintendents During COVID-19 -
October 18, 2021
Back to School: Supporting Educational Environments Free from Discrimination: A Resource Collection for Elementary and Secondary Schools -
October 18, 2021
AASA Memo on New OSERS Guidance -
October 18, 2021
Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill to Fix TEACH Grant Program -
October 18, 2021
AASA Urges Congress to Include Children Nutrition in Budget Reconciliation -
October 18, 2021
AASA-Endorsed Cybersecurity Bills Heads to Biden’s DeskThe K-12 Cybersecurity Act, that would help protect K-12 school systems from cyber-attacks, will head to President Biden to be signed into law.
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October 18, 2021
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October 18, 2021
Urge Your Congress Members to Support Funding to Continue Forest Counties Program -
October 18, 2021
House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government Through December 3 – Stalemate Awaits in Senate -
October 18, 2021
Status of Budget Reconciliation and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package -
September 22, 2021
AASA Urges Secretary Cardona to Fix the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program -
October 18, 2021
USDA Announces Waiver Amidst Supply Chain Disruption -
October 18, 2021
Discover an Award for Innovative Young People! -
October 18, 2021
Details re Biden Vaccine Plan and Education Implications -
October 18, 2021
State of Our Schools 2021
Latest Advocacy & Policy Resources
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November 21, 2024
PEP Talk Episode 34: The E-Rate SagaType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & PolicyOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant gets into the weeds on the current saga of the FCC's Universal Service Fund and E-Rate with Jon Bernstein, an education technology and telecommunications lobbyist and president of Bernstein Strategy Group. -
October 24, 2024
PEP Talk Episode 33: Education in the 2024 ElectionType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & PolicyOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant deep dives the role of education in the 2024 presidential election with Jonathan Voss, partner at Lake Research Partners, a national public opinion and political strategy research firm. -
October 22, 2024
A New Education Vision for the 2025-29 AdministrationType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsRecommendations for how the next administration can dramatically improve educational outcomes, reduce educational inequities and ensure the students in our schools today are able to excel in an increasingly competitive global workforce.
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