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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 22h

Lots of updates on the #AASAadv Leading Edge blog today, from Head Start to AI Legislative and other updates. Check it out here: www.aasa.org/advocacy/the...

The Leading Edge Policy & Advocacy Blog

AASA's blog with up-to-date information about activities in Washington, DC affecting public education and school leaders.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI: Last week, we released our #PEPTalk podcast episode for October on the changes to the H-1B Visa program. If you're interested in a breakdown of the proposed changes, give it a listen: www.aasa.org/resources/re...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 4d

Listen to our weekly Podcast Pick 🗣️🎙️ on the #AASAadv app on the App & Play Stores: aasa-advocacy.app.link/view. This week we picked @npr.org's 1A podcast about the special education RIFs at the Dept of Ed and how it affects these programs.

AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 15d

A new resource from Amelia Vance and Morgan Sexton at the Public Interest Privacy Center helps districts systematically review their data practices and implement AI-ready minimization frameworks. Read about it on the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

GUEST POST: AI Changes Everything: New Data Minimization Resource for Urgent Review

This blog post comes from Amelia Vance and Morgan Sexton at the Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC supports AASA’s Student and Child Privacy Center) with a new resource.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 28d

Just days after President Donald Trump announced employers would have to pay a $100,000 fee for all new H-1B visa petitions, K-12 school leaders are already navigating the fallout. On the #AASAadv app ed news feed. www.k12dive.com/news/h-1b-vi...

Hiring foreign teachers? What to look out for as Trump targets H-1B visas

A $100,000 fee and a DHS proposed rule may make it more difficult for districts to hire teachers from other countries to address shortages.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 28d

As the federal govt is officially shut down for an unknown period, we thought this month's edition of The Advocate would be a good opportunity to provide an update on what’s happening (and more likely not happening) w/ fed funding for K-12 edu for FY2026. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

The Advocate October 2025: Government Shutdown and FY26 Funding Outlook

As the federal government is officially shut down for an unknown period, we thought now would be a good opportunity to provide an update on what’s happening (and more likely not happening) with federa...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 28d

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education released revised priorities for both the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program and the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program. Details on the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

School Mental Health Grants Reopened

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education released revised priorities for both the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program and the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstr...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · 29d

On Tuesday, the FCC voted 2 to 1 on orders that would make both Wi-Fi on school buses and Wi-Fi hotspots ineligible for E-Rate support. AASA joined other groups in a press release opposing the vote. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

FCC Votes to End Biden-Era Wi-Fi Hot Spot Expansion

On Tuesday, the FCC voted 2 to 1 on orders that would make both Wi-Fi on school buses and Wi-Fi hotspots ineligible for E-Rate support. AASA joined other groups in a press release opposing the vote.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 29

On the #AASAadv app ed news feed, five big questions answered for K-12 administrators if the government heads toward a shutdown. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

How Will a Federal Shutdown Affect Schools? 5 Big Questions, Answered

School funding could experience yet another setback this year if the federal government closes up shop.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 29

Listen to our weekly Podcast Pick 🗣️🎙️ on the #AASAadv app on the App & Play Stores: aasa-advocacy.app.link/view. This week we picked the National Center on School Infrastructure's inaugural episode on pressing challenges facing K-12 school facilities.

AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 25

This week, the Trump Administration announced changes to the H-1B visa program, which allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers for specialty occupation positions. What this means for districts on the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

Administration Announces Changes to H-1B Visa Program

This week, the Trump Administration announced changes to the H-1B visa program, which allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers for specialty occupation positions. Many school districts use...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 24

AASA is proud to announce a new partnership with the League of Women Voters (LWV) aimed at educating, equipping, & empowering student voters in 2025 & beyond. This partnership will provide support to help expand district collabs. nationwide. On the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

AASA Announces Collaboration with League of Women Voters to Support Student Voters

AASA is proud to announce a new partnership with the League of Women Voters (LWV) aimed at educating, equipping, and empowering student voters in 2025 and beyond.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 24

The FCC is now considering actions that would roll back wifi hotspot programs without advance notice to schools and libraries. E-Rate advocates warn that such reversals would strain budgets, reduce student connectivity, and erode trust in the program. On the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

AASA Joins EdLiNC, SHLB Coalitions in Letter to FCC Opposing Hotspots/Bus WiFi Reversal

AASA, proud co-chair of the EdLiNC coalition, representing the entirety of the beneficiary community for the E-Rate program, was proud to join a letter calling on the FCC to preserve critical E-Rate i...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 24

On the blog now, as we head toward uncertain times regarding government shutdown, your advocacy team has what district leaders need to know about how they will (and will not) be impacted. 👇 www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

A District Leader’s Guide to a Federal Government Shutdown

As Congress heads toward the funding deadline without a clear path forward, a government shutdown seems increasingly likely. Here’s what district leaders need to know about how they will (and will not...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 18

We're back from summer break and hitting the ground running with a new episode of #PEPTalk! Host Kat Sturdevant interviews Quincy Natay, supt in Chinle Unified School District in AZ about the oldest federal k-12 education program in the US. www.aasa.org/resources/re...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 16

UPDATE on the blog: Two court challenges result have led to injunctions of this new rule, including a nationwide injunction for the Head Start interpretation. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

(UPDATED) Administration Moves to Disqualify Immigrant Students from Head Start and Certain CTE Programs

Last week, the Administration announced that it is utilizing the authority of PRWORA to prohibit immigrant families from accessing services it says are similar to welfare, including federally funded e...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 15

Constitution Day is September 17! constitutiondayhub.org is a new resource offering educational institutions a one-stop shop for freely-accessible, high-quality, non-partisan, age-appropriate, Constitution-specific lessons. More info on the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

Is Your District Ready for Constitution Day Requirements?

If your district receives federal funds, you are required to provide an educational program on the US Constitution for your students on or around September 17. USED issued a letter on this, which we a...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 15

Last week, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its “Strategy Report,” outlining federal initiatives to combat the childhood chronic disease crisis. Summary on the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

Trump Administration Releases MAHA Commission Report

Last week, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its “Strategy Report,” outlining federal initiatives to combat the childhood chronic disease crisis.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 15

Listen to our weekly Podcast Pick 🗣️🎙️ on the #AASAadv app on the App & Play Stores: aasa-advocacy.app.link/view. This week we picked @all4ed.org's Flash on the state of the E-Rate program and wifi hotspots.

AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services proposal, AASA sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging members to reject the measure. On the blog. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

AASA Urges House Appropriations Committee to Reject FY26 Proposal

Ahead of September 9 hearing on the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services proposal, AASA sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging members to reject th...

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Listen to our weekly Podcast Pick 🗣️🎙️ on the #AASAadv app on the App & Play Stores: aasa-advocacy.app.link/view. This week we picked @npr.org's Consider This with an update on education policy for the 2025-26 school year.

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AASA, The School Superintendents Association @aasa.org · Sep 3

AASA opposes the House LHHS Subcommittee’s FY26 proposal, which includes more than $12B in cuts to USED compared to FY24 levels, including a nearly $5B cut to Title I.

Read the full breakdown: https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/aasa-opposes-house-lhhs-subcommittee-fy26-proposal

AASA Opposes House LHHS Subcommittee FY26 Proposal

On Sunday the House LHHS subcommittee released its proposal for FY26, funding that would be available to schools for the 26-27 school year. AASA released letter in response.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 3

39 states now have some sort of phone restrictions in schools, and 18 states and Washington, D.C. have bell-to-bell bans — which ban phones for the entire school day. On the #AASAadv app ed news feed. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

There’s Only One True Bipartisan Issue Left

Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” has prompted an unlikely bipartisan revolution to ban phones in classrooms.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 2

The House LHHS subcommittee released its proposal for FY26, funding that would be available to schools for the 26-27 school year. AASA released letter in response. www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

AASA Opposes House LHHS Subcommittee FY26 Proposal

On Sunday the House LHHS subcommittee released its proposal for FY26, funding that would be available to schools for the 26-27 school year. AASA released letter in response.

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AASA Advocacy @aasadvocacy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Constitution Day is September 17, and we're sharing resources from consitutiondayhub.org for K-12 institutions to use and encouraging school districts to take a district-wide approach to Constitution Day. On the blog: www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

Constitution Day is September 17: Resources for Your District!

Constitutiondayhub.org is a new resource offering educational institutions a one-stop shop for freely-accessible, high-quality, non-partisan, age-appropriate, Constitution-specific lessons.

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