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
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 -
October 18, 2021
The Advocate July 2021: Emergency Connectivity Fund -
October 18, 2021
AIR Results: National Survey of Public Education’s Response to COVID-19 -
October 15, 2021
School Infrastructure Update -
October 15, 2021
New U.S. Dept. of Ed. & FCC Resources -
October 15, 2021
Biden Admin Shares Timeline for Upcoming Regs-Guidance -
October 15, 2021
Âܲ·AVÊÓƵand NASSP Send Critique of Title IX Rule -
October 15, 2021
USDA Responds to AASA's Request to Expand Direct Certification with Medicaid Demonstration Project -
October 15, 2021
IDEA Full Funding Coalition: FY22 Approps Letter -
October 15, 2021
Call-to-Action: Schools Belong in Upcoming Infrastructure Package -
October 15, 2021
Guest Post: Two Ways for States to Support More Thoughtful School District Recovery Plans -
October 15, 2021
The Advocate June 2021: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education -
October 15, 2021
Biden Budget Released Today -
October 15, 2021
How School Leaders Can Help Children with Disabilities
Latest Advocacy & Policy Resources
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November 20, 2025
PEP Talk Episode 42: Rethinking Special Education Dispute Resolution at IDEA’s 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’s 50th Anniversary. -
November 10, 2025
Rethinking Special Education Dispute Resolution at IDEA’s 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—one that too often diverts resources from classrooms to courtrooms. -
November 01, 2025
Diplomacy Without Compromise: Advocacy in Public EducationType:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyA veteran superintendent reframes what it means to be both tactful and resolute when pressing for what’s important in schooling today.
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