The Leading Edge: Policy & Advocacy Blog
The Leading Edge, AASA's policy & advocacy blog, provides up-to-date information about activities in Washington, D.C. and Capitol Hill that affect you and your school district.
Topics include new or proposed regulations and federal policies, federal funding updates and opportunities, advocacy resources and more.
Latest Posts
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October 18, 2021
USED IDEA Resource Round-Up -
October 18, 2021
America Counts Releases State Data Profiles -
October 18, 2021
USED Guidance Reaffirms Importance of Full Implementation of IDEA -
October 18, 2021
FCC Releases Back-to-School Emergency Broadband Benefit Outreach Toolkit -
October 18, 2021
New research finds schools remain more likely to suspend Black students and students with disabilities, despite overall reductions -
October 18, 2021
USED Revises Maintenance of Equity Guidance -
October 18, 2021
Using ESSER to Advance Student Health Equity -
October 18, 2021
CDC Updates on COVID-19 Guidance for K-12 School -
October 18, 2021
ICYMI: USED Released New Title IX Guidance on 2020 Regulations -
October 18, 2021
FNS and Direct Certification Pilot Projects -
October 18, 2021
USED Releases Return to School Roadmap -
October 18, 2021
Buses and Federal Rules: What You Need to Know -
October 18, 2021
萝卜AV视频August Advocacy Updates -
October 18, 2021
Bills on K-12 Funding and Discrimination Move Forward -
October 18, 2021
Letter from Secretary Cardona re: Vaccinations, Screening Testing, and Summer Learning and Enrichment Opportunities
Latest Advocacy & Policy Resources
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January 29, 2026
PEP Talk Episode 43: The State of Student Privacy & AIType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, School Safety & Cybersecurity, Technology & AIOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant catches up with Amelia Vance, founder and president of the Public Interest Privacy Center, to discuss recent developments on Capitol Hill related to student and child privacy bills and the role of AI in schools. -
November 20, 2025
PEP Talk Episode 42: Rethinking Special Education Dispute Resolution at IDEA鈥檚 50th AnniversaryType:Podcast Topics: Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, District & School OperationsOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant interviews two of the authors of AASA's new report Rethinking Special Education Dispute Resolution at IDEA鈥檚 50th Anniversary. -
November 10, 2025
Rethinking Special Education Dispute Resolution at IDEA鈥檚 50th AnniversaryType:Report Topics: Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & PolicyWhat began as a procedural safeguard to ensure fairness and accountability has, over time, evolved into an increasingly adversarial, inequitable, and financially unsustainable process鈥攐ne that too often diverts resources from classrooms to courtrooms.
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