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 15, 2021
ED ESSER-GEER Use Of Funds Guidance Is Out! -
October 15, 2021
AASA-LCSC Requests More Flexibility re ARP Timelines -
October 15, 2021
萝卜AV视频Priorities For CNR -
October 15, 2021
Use of Funds and Upcoming Deadlines for ARP -
October 15, 2021
New Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment -
October 15, 2021
School Infrastructure Letter: 17 Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act -
October 15, 2021
FCC to Launch Connectivity Fund Program -
October 15, 2021
萝卜AV视频Sends Medicaid Direct Certification Letter to USDA -
October 15, 2021
Reinvesting and Rebounding: Where the Evidence Points for Accelerating Learning -
October 15, 2021
The Advocate May 2021: Bring On the Broadband: Connectivity Post-COVID -
October 15, 2021
Education Funding and Policy Details in American Families Plan -
October 15, 2021
萝卜AV视频Comments on EANS Program Implementation -
October 15, 2021
American Superintendent 2020 Decennial Study Now Available -
October 15, 2021
ED Releases Interim Final Rule on American Rescue Plan Funding -
October 15, 2021
USDA Extends School Meal Flexibilities to June 2022
Latest Advocacy & Policy Resources
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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. -
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鈥檚 important in schooling today.
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