Advocacy & Policy Resources
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January 18, 2024
PEP Talk Episode 26: Secure Rural Schools ProgramType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesOn this episode of PEP Talk, producer Kat Sturdevant and policy analyst Tara Thomas continue their conversation on rural schools, but this time with a focus on the Secure Rural Schools Program. Tara Thomas interviews Jaime Green, superintendent of Trinity Alps Unified School District in Weaverville, CA who is a passionate advocate for the program. -
December 01, 2023
Retooling Your Legislative AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyInformational resources and networks of professional associations can make a real difference for superintendents in partisan times. -
December 01, 2023
An Insider’s Route to Engaging Effectively with State LegislatorsType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyA former superintendent turned state senator shares how public school leaders can best make their case in person or from afar. -
December 01, 2023
The Power of Neutrality in Legislative AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyIn 2019, the Texas legislature passed landmark school finance legislation that represented one of the most significant investments in public education in the state’s history. -
December 02, 2023
Political Groups’ InfluenceType:Infographic Topics: Advocacy & PolicyWhere the greatest concerns lie over the impact on school board elections and bond referenda. -
December 01, 2023
Consider Advocacy a Basic Part of Your RoleType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicySteps to create a strong foundation for promoting public schools’ well-being through legislation. -
December 01, 2023
Parents’ Rights and the Politics of InclusionType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityWith far-right parent groups promoting a harmful agenda, what are some reasonable actions administrators might take? -
December 01, 2023
Superintendents as De Facto PoliticiansType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyNewcomers to district leadership discover the need for partnership skills to work through the distractions of political conflict. -
December 01, 2023
AASA’s New Focus on Student and Child PrivacyType:Article Topics:A new AASA public policy center monitors federal legislation on privacy issues. -
December 01, 2023
We’re Here for the Kids: Superintendents in Their Role as AdvocatesType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAASA’s public policy head on what it takes to effectively promote your schools’ needs in front of a federal lawmaker. -
December 01, 2023
My Seven-Part Recipe for AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAmid increased scrutiny and challenge, how to be the best advocate for your district. -
November 16, 2023
PEP Talk Episode 25: Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Survey ReportType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Rural CommunitiesOn this special episode of PEP Talk, producer Kat Sturdevant interviews AASA policy analyst Tara Thomas all about rural schools and the findings in the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Survey Report released on November 15, 2023. -
October 19, 2023
PEP Talk Episode 24: Student & Child PrivacyType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAASA's Advocacy team interviews Amelia Vance, chief counsel, and Morgan Leftwich, project director from AASA's Student & Child Privacy Center to get us up to speed about current privacy laws, the landscape, and more! -
September 21, 2023
PEP Talk Episode 23: Congressional AppropriationsType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsAASA's Advocacy team interviews Sarah Abernathy, executive director of the Committee for Education Funding (CEF) about how education funding is procured in Congress, how a budget is set, and outlooks for FY2024. -
October 02, 2023
PEP Talk (Public Education Policy) PodcastType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & PolicyKeeping you up-to-date on public education policy issues affecting school leaders and their communities -
August 23, 2023
School District Spending of American Rescue Plan FundingType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsAASA surveyed district leaders about how they're using American Rescue Plan (ARP) and other federal COVID-19 relief funding to address pandemic-related student learning recovery. -
July 25, 2023
The School Administrator’s Title IX Gameplan for the New School YearType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & PolicyLearn how school districts can be prepared to implement Title IX in the 23-24 school year. -
July 05, 2023
The Praying Football Coach Supreme Court Decision: Five Implications for School AdministratorsType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School OperationsGuidance about how to respond to this seminal case by concluding with five implications of the Court’s decision. -
July 05, 2023
School Board Members' Beliefs About State Education Policymaking and PolicymakersType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThis study's results could provide insights into how school boards serving underrepresented students mobilize to advance their policy goals and exercise their power as policymaking and policy-influencing bodies. -
June 13, 2023
Fixing Student & Child Privacy LawsType:Webinar Recording Topics:This webinar series will educate policymakers on the basics of student privacy, the areas of conflict and options for how laws can be improved.
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July 10, 2024
Join the Student Attendance and Engagement Solutions NetworkJoin the Student Attendance and Engagement Solutions Network to help address chronic absenteeism, in partnership with NPSS, USED, AmeriCorps, and the Johns Hopkins University Everyone Graduates Center.
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July 03, 2024
Making the Most of Your Summer Fun(ds)— Sustaining SummerThis is the thirteenth installment of the Summer Funds series with AASA Immediate Past President Gladys Cruz.
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July 02, 2024
The Advocate July 2024: What to Expect at the AASA/ASBO Legislative Advocacy ConferenceThis month's edition of the Advocate is all of the fun legislative policy you can look forward to when you join us in DC next week!
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