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
FNS and Direct Certification Pilot Projects -
October 18, 2021
USED Releases Return to School Roadmap -
October 18, 2021
Buses and Federal Rules: What You Need to Know -
October 18, 2021
AASA August Advocacy Updates -
October 18, 2021
Bills on K-12 Funding and Discrimination Move Forward -
October 18, 2021
Letter from Secretary Cardona re: Vaccinations, Screening Testing, and Summer Learning and Enrichment Opportunities -
October 18, 2021
The Advocate July 2021: Emergency Connectivity Fund -
October 18, 2021
AIR Results: National Survey of Public Education’s Response to COVID-19 -
October 15, 2021
School Infrastructure Update -
October 15, 2021
New U.S. Dept. of Ed. & FCC Resources -
October 15, 2021
Biden Admin Shares Timeline for Upcoming Regs-Guidance -
October 15, 2021
AASA and NASSP Send Critique of Title IX Rule -
October 15, 2021
USDA Responds to AASA's Request to Expand Direct Certification with Medicaid Demonstration Project -
October 15, 2021
IDEA Full Funding Coalition: FY22 Approps Letter -
October 15, 2021
Call-to-Action: Schools Belong in Upcoming Infrastructure Package
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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