Advocacy & Policy Resources
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February 10, 2021
AASA’s Advocacy Team Presents: What’s Up in Washington?Type:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & PolicyHear from the AASA advocacy team for a refresh on the latest COVID package, latest guidance and Executive Orders from the Biden administration and what’s possible with a 50/50 split in the Senate. -
November 01, 2020
A New Education Vision for a New AdministrationType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsA comprehensive and significant investment in the education of our public school students has never been more important to reducing the racial and socio-economic inequities plaguing American society today and providing a pathway for social and economic mobility. -
October 18, 2019
Educating Undocumented Students: Legal Responsibilities, Best Practices and Latest Policy ActionType:Powerpoint Presentation Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThis presentation featured Maree Sneed and Ray Li, attorneys at Hogan Lovells LLP, who described the rights of undocumented students and the challenges that they face. -
May 01, 2019
Why We Need to Get Out the CountType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityThe census basics haven’t changed but the importance has -
September 01, 2019
Navigating the Politics of the SuperintendencyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Communications & Public RelationsHow P-12 superintendents understand and respond to political influences on their decision-making regarding matters of student success. -
September 01, 2019
Leading Amidst Criticism: Inoculate, Reframe, and CommunicateType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Communications & Public RelationsThe author suggests school superintendents have an obligation to make a case for public schools -
April 29, 2019
STOP School Violence Act 101Type:Powerpoint Presentation Topics: Advocacy & Policy, School Safety & CybersecurityAfter the tragedy at Parkland, Congress acted quickly to create a new funding stream to support state and local efforts to deter school violence. The passage of the STOP School Violence Act authorizes $100 million in funding for schools to improve school safety in 2019. -
April 01, 2019
E-Rate: Increasing Educational Opportunity through Digital AccessType:Toolkit Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & Budgets, Technology & AITools to help school leaders fully leverage the federal and state funding available through E-rate to transform connectivity and broadband access in our nation’s schools. -
March 01, 2019
Medicaid 101 for School SuperintendentsType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Health & WellnessThis brief explores what Medicaid is, what it covers—in and out of school—and how school districts can leverage Medicaid to enhance school health services. -
February 01, 2019
Structural Inefficiencies in the School-Based Medicaid Program Disadvantage Small and Rural Districts and StudentsType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Health & WellnessEnsuring all children have access to the school and community services necessary to meet their comprehensive health needs is a serious challenge for school leaders and a community imperative. -
November 01, 2018
Hoosier Lawmaker? Vouchers, ALEC Legislative Puppets, and Indiana’s Abdication of DemocracyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityThis descriptive analysis explores the policy-bubble created when state legislators eschewed their constitutional responsibility -
March 01, 2018
Tweeting for Legislative AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Technology & AIThrough his Twitter account, a superintendent has built a valuable network to reach constituents and policymakers to influence pro-public schooling legislation. -
January 01, 2018
The Congressional Ban on Gun Violence ResearchType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, School Safety & CybersecurityA personal experience from a superintendent who was held hostage in his office by an armed gunman -
August 01, 2017
Our Perceptions of Education PolicyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyState legislatures repackage and tweak burdensome ideas of the past rather than granting flexibility to localities under the Every Student Succeeds Act. -
August 01, 2017
School Reform Shortchanges Me: A Student's TakeType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyStudent writes open letter to Secretary DeVos. -
July 01, 2017
Collective Impact: What Does It Mean for Educational Leaders?Type:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyDue to local, state, and national accountability measures, school reform efforts have become critical of many legislative agendas. -
May 01, 2017
Public Loss Private Gain: How School Voucher Tax Shelters Undermine Public EducationType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsA report exposing how state and federal tax policy promotes the privatization of education funding, while simultaneously draining public coffers to enable savvy taxpayers to turn a profit. -
May 01, 2017
Criminal Justice Policy is Education PolicyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, EquityTwo Economic Policy Institute researchers on incarceration practices that directly bear on student outcomes. -
April 01, 2017
An Expanded Principle in Our AdvocacyTopics: Advocacy & Policy, Curriculum & Assessment, Technology & AIThe altered landscape in Washington heightens and broadens the advocacy role for AASA. -
April 01, 2017
Noelle Ellerson Ng on Rural Schools AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Rural CommunitiesThe association's federal policy work for a full third of the nation's schools.
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AASA's policy and advocacy blog, with up-to-date information about activities in Washington, DC.
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August 23, 2024
Guest Post from NCAN: Class of 2025’s FAFSA Will Open December 1; 2024 FAFSAs Still Down 10%FAFSA completion rates for 2024 are down, and the 2025 application will once again be delayed. Here's what superintendents need know.
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August 22, 2024
Join AASA, USDA and USED for Back to School Virtual Event Celebrating Healthy School MealsAASA is excited to partner with USDA and USED to celebrate the back to school season and the important role school meals play in providing the fuel kids need to succeed in the classroom.
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August 22, 2024
ARP Funds for Homeless Students Must Be Obligated—Here’s a Checklist On Good Options for Your LEAAASA’s trusted partner, SchoolHouse Connection, just released a new 2-pager that contains a great checklist of what every LEA who has money left to spend should consider doing with these funds.
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