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November 2023: AESA State Examiner
The November State Examiner reviews legislation related to student health and welfare. It also features four reports from Pew Research, National Institute of Early Education, Mental Health America, and Fordham Institute. Six new advocacy tips round out this edition.
Read MoreCall to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again)
Call to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again) Back to Blog November 13, 2023 No, we’re NOT making this up. We are once again applying pressure on Congress to complete their funding work for federal fiscal year 2024 (FY24), federal dollars that will be in your schools for the 2024-25 school year. In the latest iteration of…
Read MoreThe Effects of School Board Behaviors on Student Outcomes – An Evaluation of Lone Star Governance
The Effects of School Board Behaviors on Student Outcomes – An Evaluation of Lone Star Governance Back to Blog November 6, 2023 In the current educational landscape, school trustees face a distinct and challenging environment characterized by political maneuvering and persistent change, largely influenced by the recent pandemic. The educational system’s shockwaves stemming from COVID-19…
Read MoreAI, Cyber Security, & E-Rate
AI, Cyber Security, & E-Rate November 6, 2023 Federal policy conversations may seem to be gridlocked—hello, annual appropriations work and the recent three-week endeavor to get a Speaker of the House. That doesn’t mean it’s a full ground stop, though, especially as it relates to education technology and connectivity. We want to use this month’s…
Read MoreOctober 2023: AESA State Examiner
The October State Examiner covers four topics including Legislative Issue Monitoring, Statehouse News, National Reports, and Advocacy Tips.
Read MoreBuilding Leadership Capacity for Trauma-Skilled Schools in a Rural Region
Like many Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) across the country, Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 (AIU8) strives to create customized solutions to challenges that confront its member school districts. Fortunately, less than a year before the COVID-19 challenge arrived, the AIU8 embraced a state funding opportunity to collaborate with the nation’s only Trauma-Skilled™ Schools certification program to create a capacity-building model for addressing school trauma issues in its primarily rural, four-county region.
Read MoreEducation Service Agencies and Health Services: Dynamic Changes in a Post COVID World
Education Service Agencies and Health Services: Dynamic Changes in a Post COVID World Back to Blog October 3, 2023 By Dr. Amber Loubiere Education Service Agencies (ESAs) across the nation are reevaluating how Health and Wellness Services will operate in a post-COVID world. Recent studies indicate that school closures, social isolation, quarantine, and other circumstances…
Read MoreSeptember 2023: AESA State Examiner
The September issue of the AESA State Examiner covers four topics including Issue Monitoring, Statehouse News, National Reports, and Advocacy Tips.
Read MoreForward Progress on ARP Liquidations
Forward Progress on ARP Liquidations September 26, 2023 The United States Department of Education released a letter to States advising them that they would begin the process of allowing States to apply for late liquidation funds this fall. This is a terrific development as AESA and AASA have been pushing Congress and the Administration to…
Read MoreCALL TO ACTION: FY24 Appropriations
CALL TO ACTION: FY24 Appropriations September 26, 2023 In the ultimate game of ‘will they or won’t they’, we once again find ourselves with a Congress that is unable to reliably complete its only constitutionally required task: funding the government. The Federal fiscal year 2024 (FY24) runs from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024,…
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