Advocacy & Policy Resources
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February 01, 2017
Reconnecting Practitioner and PolicymakerType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyIf the new federal education act is to offer a pathway for meaningful school improvement, it must forge a real partnership between state education agencies and local leaders. -
December 01, 2016
Ready or Not: A Broader DefinitionType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, College- Career- and Life-ReadinessMeasuring the readiness gap between graduates who meet benchmarks and those who hold a college degree -
December 01, 2016
Fragmenting of Our Neighborhoods by School ChoiceType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyA superintendent laments the negative ramifications of parental choice on his Michigan school district. -
November 01, 2016
Federal Impact on Professional DevelopmentType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Leadership DevelopmentThe passage of Every Student Succeeds Act opens up options for school districts to invest in teacher effectiveness, according to the executive director of Learning Forward. -
October 01, 2016
Facing the Facts: Why School Policies BackfireType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyAuthors of a new book finger the factors in a school district that lead to negative effects of well-intentioned efforts. Policy backfire, they say, is movement in the exact opposite direction of what was desired. -
October 01, 2016
Superintendent as AdvocateType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyHow you can influence federal education policy in as little as 15 minutes a month! AASA's associate executive director of policy and advocacy shares practical ways local education leaders can have an impact on legislation and funding proposals affecting students and schools. -
October 01, 2016
A Day of Education Advocacy on the HillType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThis is what a day looked like during Hill Day at AASA’s 2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference in July -
October 01, 2016
Never Hesitating to TestifyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyLegislative advocacy brings multiple rewards -
October 01, 2016
My Doubled-Sided Life in State AdvocacyType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyBeing a politically savvy superintendent isn’t difficult. Just do what you do best — educate legislators. -
September 01, 2016
One Superintendent’s Presidential Campaign PlatformType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyInspired to act by what she was hearing promised by the main party candidates, the author shares her own 11 action measures for K-12 education. -
March 01, 2016
Skepticism Falls to a Rare Bipartisan ActType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyThe role of AASA, backed importantly by its state associations, in pulling off a long-overdue reauthorization by Congress. -
September 01, 2015
The Obstacles Deterring Gifted EducationType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyState policies and minimal federal funding can hinder, but school systems have the capacity to adopt practices to better serve their brightest students, according to the co-authors of Failing Our Brightest Kids. -
April 01, 2013
Rethinking the Special Education Due Process SystemType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Curriculum & AssessmentA proposal for the next reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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AASA's policy and advocacy blog, with up-to-date information about activities in Washington, DC.
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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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