AASA Advocacy Round Up: All Things COVID (4 of 4)

In an effort to provide a thorough yet succinct overview of all things COVID and federal policy, AASA’s advocacy team is happy to share a series of three blog posts. The blog posts each have a different focus:

• Blog Post One: COVID Background and Timeline
• Blog Post Two: Congressional Action to Date (including details of education-specific funding and supports)
• Blog Post Three: COVID resources for district leaders (LONG list of federal guidance and Q&As, related articles, supporting documents and more)
• Blog Post Four: COVID resources (quick list of relevant blog posts from AASA blog, link to AASA’s list of COVID-related webinars)

COVID RESOURCESblogs and webinars

• COVID Content from the AASA blog The Leading Edge (list starts with most recent posts)
• AASA Joins 11 Groups in Joint Letter for COVID-4 Funding Priorities
• New Maps Detail District-Level Budgets For State And Federal Share
• New Tool: USDA Summer Food Service Rural Designation Map
• AASA Responds To OMB Proposal On Poverty Measure
• ED Releases New Factsheet On Compensation, Travel And Conference Costs
• Unpacking The CARES Act Funding
• AASA COVID-19 School Response Study
• CMS Guidance for Billing Medicaid During COVID-19
• Important Resources on Student Data Privacy during COVID-19
• USDA Offers Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents & Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children
• Senate Passes $2T Stimulus Package
• AASA Advocacy in Action: COVID Update
• 7 National Organizations Urge Senate To Provide Remote Learning Support Via E-Rate
• ED Issues Guidance on FAPE During COVID-19
• AASA Affiliates Send Letter to Congress
• AASA is hosting many COVID-related webinars for our members, covering topics ranging from federal policy (school meals, maintenance of effort, and more) to SEL and staff and student wellness. All are available here, and I am bulleting some key ones below:
• Upcoming: Tuesday April 21  Financial Turmoil for Public Education: Projections, stimulus, and what superintendents and principals can expect
• Series on Managing Resources Effectively in the Time of COVID  
• USDA COVID-19 School Waivers (ready for download at link above)
• Anticipating and Planning for Budgets, Stimulus Funding, & Contracts (ready to download)
• Distance Learning Today, Next Month, and September (ready to download)
• America’s Rural Schools and Communities Can be Successful in Online Instruction (ready to download)