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E-Rate Funding Year 2025 Application Filing Window Opens January 15, 2025
The Funding Year (FY) 2025 FCC Form 471 application filing window will open on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 12:00 noon ET and will close on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Read MoreUSED Resource: U.S. Education Department and Department of Health and Human Services Release Joint Title I Preschool Guidance
USED and HHS released Non-Regulatory Guidance Supporting High-Quality Preschool with Title I Funds: Guidance to Local Educational Agencies and Schools on Implementing the Required Head Start Program Performance Standards for Title I-Funded Preschool Programs.
Read MoreAESA Joins Education Groups in Letter Supporting COPPA 2.0
AESA, through the Federal Education Privacy Coalition is co-chairs, joined 11 other national organizations in a letter expressing support for passing COPPA 2.0 before year’s end.
Read MoreSocial Security Administration Releases School Professionals & Survivors Benefits Toolkit
The Social Security Administration released a Dear Colleague Letter for the release of their School Professionals and Survivors Benefits Toolkits, designed to help increase awareness of their benefit programs.
Read MoreShare Your Story: Help Protect E-Rate
AESA and AASA are joining forces to collect stories and anecdotes about E-Rate usage in ESAs and schools nationwide. This effort is critical to supporting the amicus brief for the upcoming Supreme Court case on E-Rate.
Read MorePIPC Blog Cross Post: A Privacy Bill Masquerading as a Holiday Gift?
As you may recall–the Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) in July, incorporating two major student and child privacy bills–the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The House Energy & Commerce Committee passed different versions of KOSA and COPPA 2.0 in September, leaving questions about how these bills would proceed.
Read MoreEliminating E-Rate – What’s In Store in 2025?
As we head into the new year, new Congress and new administration, we are also bracing for a significant case impacting education that will be before the Supreme Court in its 2025 term. And its all about E-Rate.
Read MoreU.S. District Court Overturns Overtime Rule
On November 14, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new resource, Frequently Asked Privacy-Related Questions About Filing a Complaint with OCR.
Read MoreUSED Resource: Frequently Asked Privacy-Related Questions About Filing a Complaint with OCR
On November 14, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new resource, Frequently Asked Privacy-Related Questions About Filing a Complaint with OCR.
Read MoreCongress is Back and Making Moves
Congress is Back and Making Moves Back to Federal Updates November 13, 2024 Written by Tara Thomas, AESA Policy Analyst November 12th was an exciting night for Congress as each chamber moved bills important to AESA and educators across the country. Although they are not quite past the finish line, these actions are very promising.…
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