Advocacy & Policy Resources

Newcomers to district leadership discover the need for partnership skills to work through the distractions of political conflict.

A new AASA public policy center monitors federal legislation on privacy issues.

AASA’s public policy head on what it takes to effectively promote your schools’ needs in front of a federal lawmaker.

Amid increased scrutiny and challenge, how to be the best advocate for your district.

On 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.

AASA'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!

AASA'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.

Keeping you up-to-date on public education policy issues affecting school leaders and their communities

Learn how school districts can be prepared to implement Title IX in the 23-24 school year.

Guidance about how to respond to this seminal case by concluding with five implications of the Court’s decision.

This 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.

This webinar series will educate policymakers on the basics of student privacy, the areas of conflict and options for how laws can be improved.

Understanding the Historic, New Guide to Revamp Medicaid Billing in School Districts

A Deep Dive into the Demographic Data from AASA 2022-23 Superintendent Salary and Benefit Survey

On February 3, USDA released a proposal to update the school nutrition standards to align with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines. It is critical that USDA hears the superintendent perspective on how these standards will impact their districts.

Ready to advocate for IDEA full funding? We've created these helpful invoices for you to fill out for your district.

A how-to for school and district leaders to use data to their advantage.

In December, AASA, along with the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME) and the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) surveyed district leaders and school-based Medicaid leads at the LEA and ESA level to better understand the impact of the U.S. Department of Education’s current parental consent regulation on the school-based Medicaid program.

AASA members will be walked through the latest federal funding and policy changes, including the upcoming SCOTUS case Perez v. Sturgis; December USDOE ESSER FAQ; and leadership changes in Congress.

Learn about the Congressional earmarks process and how district leaders can lobby for new, additional funding for PK-12 projects in their schools.