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 15, 2021
IDEA Full Funding Coalition: FY22 Approps Letter -
October 15, 2021
Call-to-Action: Schools Belong in Upcoming Infrastructure Package -
October 15, 2021
Guest Post: Two Ways for States to Support More Thoughtful School District Recovery Plans -
October 15, 2021
The Advocate June 2021: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education -
October 15, 2021
Biden Budget Released Today -
October 15, 2021
How School Leaders Can Help Children with Disabilities -
October 15, 2021
ED ESSER-GEER Use Of Funds Guidance Is Out! -
October 15, 2021
AASA-LCSC Requests More Flexibility re ARP Timelines -
October 15, 2021
AASA Priorities For CNR -
October 15, 2021
Use of Funds and Upcoming Deadlines for ARP -
October 15, 2021
New Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment -
October 15, 2021
School Infrastructure Letter: 17 Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act -
October 15, 2021
FCC to Launch Connectivity Fund Program -
October 15, 2021
AASA Sends Medicaid Direct Certification Letter to USDA -
October 15, 2021
Reinvesting and Rebounding: Where the Evidence Points for Accelerating Learning
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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