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
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 -
October 18, 2021
The Advocate July 2021: Emergency Connectivity Fund -
October 18, 2021
AIR Results: National Survey of Public Education鈥檚 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
萝卜AV视频and 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
Latest Advocacy & Policy Resources
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June 22, 2026
Rising Premiums, Falling Opportunities: The Budgetary Impact of Health Care Costs on School DistrictsType:Report Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsAs school districts devote an increasingly larger share of their budgets to healthcare expenditures, fewer resources remain available for educational programs, educator salaries, instructional materials, facility improvements, and student services. -
May 28, 2026
PEP Talk Episode 45: The FCC's New E-Rate Bidding PortalType:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & Budgets, Technology & AIOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant catches up with Jon Bernstein and Joey Wender to talk about the FCC's new centralized E-Rate bidding portal for K-12 districts and what it means for school district leaders and technology officials. -
April 24, 2026
Preparing Public Schools for Utilizing the New Federal Tax Credit ProgramType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsWebinar designed to help school district leadership navigate and leverage opportunities created by the federal tax credit scholarship program enacted as part of OBBB.
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