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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February 11, 2025
Webinar: IDEA Full FundingLearn more from our expert panelists about the implications of an unmet funding pledge to policy and practice and explore new advocacy resources from the IDEA Full Funding Coalition.
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February 11, 2025
萝卜AV视频Joins National, State and Local Groups in Letter Prioritizing IDEA Funding萝卜AV视频was proud to join 27 national organizations and dozens of state and local groups in a letter to Congress.
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February 10, 2025
Trump Rescinds Problematic CTE Policy MandateThe Trump Administration rescinded the U.S. Department of Education's information collection system for Perkins, finalized last December, that would have been incredibly disruptive to districts.
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February 06, 2025
New EO re Title IX Athletics PoliciesYesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order 鈥淜eeping Men Out of Women鈥檚 Sports.鈥�
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February 04, 2025
ECR Cross-Post: Title IX, Sex, and Gender Identity: Chaos or Calculation?We have a cross-post from Jackie Wernz at ECR Solutions about the Trump Administration's return to the 2020 Title IX rule.
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February 03, 2025
Webinar: Budgeting for School-Based Mental HealthOpportunity Labs is thrilled to share new resources designed to help district administrators adopt a data-driven, values-based approach that enhances and sustains school-based mental health services.
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January 31, 2025
ED Clarifies Districts Should Follow 2020 Title IX RulesOn Friday, U.S. Department of Education sent a 鈥淒ear Colleague鈥� letter to K-12 schools that OCR will enforce the Trump Administration鈥檚 2020 Title IX Rule.
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January 29, 2025
Updated Information from Executive Orders from January 29President Trump issued two executive orders related to K-12 education on January 29. Here's what we know.
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January 28, 2025
UPDATED: Federal Funding Freeze and Potential ImpactsOn January 27, the White House budget office announced a federal funding freeze.
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January 22, 2025
USED Resource: 2025 K-12 Digital Infrastructure Brief: AccessibilityUSED鈥檚 latest resource, 2025 K-12 Digital Infrastructure Brief: Accessibility, is the fourth installment in a series of resources designed to support educational leaders in creating and sustaining inclusive digital infrastructures.
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January 21, 2025
Trump Administration Reportedly Rescinds Protected Areas Designation for Schools -
January 21, 2025
萝卜AV视频Joins 20 National Organizations in Brief Supporting E-Rate and USF萝卜AV视频joined 20 other national organizations in an amicus brief filed today, in support of the E-Rate and Universal Service Fund.
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January 17, 2025
FCC Releases Universal Service Monitoring ReportEarlier this week the FCC released the latest Universal Service Fund monitoring report, using information available as of September 2024.
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January 17, 2025
Guest Blog Post: New COPPA Update: A Setback for Schools and Student Privacy?This blog post comes from Amelia Vance, President, Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC supports AASA鈥檚 Student and Child Privacy Center)
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January 17, 2025
Important COPPA Update: WebinarJoin an expert panel on January 15 as we delve into the FTC's update to the Children鈥檚 Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule).
Latest Advocacy & Policy Resources
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April 10, 2025
鈥淟ow Trust鈥� and 鈥淗igh Trust鈥� Accountability in England and U.S.: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?Type:Article Topics: Access & Opportunity, Advocacy & Policy, Curriculum & Assessment, Leadership DevelopmentThis article highlights international collaboration on trust-based accountability systems, drawing insights from high-performing U.K. schools to strengthen instructional culture and equity in education. -
June 26, 2025
PEP Talk Episode 39: How Do YOU Advocate?Type:Podcast Topics: Advocacy & PolicyOn this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant interviews superintendents from around the country about how they advocate for public education not only for their schools, but also for their communities and families, and asks if they have advice for others looking to get involved. -
May 23, 2025
Town Hall: Public Dollars for Public SchoolsType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & PolicyDiscussing the impact of private school vouchers on our public schools.
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