Legislative Updates

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The Final Countdown Before the Mid-Term Elections

As we close in on the mid-term elections and the end of this Congress, there are still a lot of moving pieces as it relates to federal education policy and what it means for the educational service agencies you run and the public schools you serve. AESA legislative liaison Noelle Ellerson Ng will use this webinar to highlight and outline not only the importance of education administrator advocacy, but also the latest goings on in Congress and the White House, for everything from Perkins Career & Technical Education and E-Rate to federal appropriations and the higher education act, and more.

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 from 3-p.m.  (EST)
Featuring Noelle Ellerson Ng, AESA Director of Federal Advocacy

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"Public Education's Future" A Story of Fiscal Policy & Politics presented by Ralph M. Martire, Executive Director, Former Commissioner, Federal Equity & Excellence Commission, September 29, 2017

Public Loss Private Gain: How Voucher Tax Shelters Undermine Public Education, presented by Sasha Pudelski, Assistant Director, AASA, September 29, 2017 

Presentation slides from Educator Call to Action Conference 2017
Federal Legislation Update, Presented by Noelle Ng, September 28, 2017

Presentation slides from Educator Call to Action Conference 2017
Committee for Education Funding - AERA presentation, Provided by Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Director, Committee for Education Funding, September 28, 2017

Advocacy 101, Presented by Noelle Ng, Leslie Finnan & Sasha Pudelski, September 27, 2017

Letter of support for full federal funding for IDEA
June 14, 2017

Summary of Secretary of Education Betsy Devos Senate Budget Hearing on FY 2018 budget proposal
Provided by Committee for Education Funding,  June 6, 2017
On Tuesday, June 6, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before the Senate Labor-HHSEd Subcommittee on the President’s fiscal year 2018 budget for the Department of Education. 

Analysis of President Trump's FY 18 Education Budget--May 23, 2017

Federal Education Update, Fiscal Year 17 (affects school year 2017-18)--May 2017:  Congress agreed to a final spending bill for FY17, the federal dollars that will be in schools for the 2017-18 school year.

Update from US Department of Education on ESSA and Consolidated State Plans--March 13, 2017

Medicaid Toolkit--March 2, 2017:  AESA is providing this toolkit to aid you in your advocacy efforts.

Coalition Statement on Final Teacher Preparation Program Regulations--November 22, 2016:  A broad coalition of education-related associations prepared a statement about pending regulations for teacher preparation.

Go to the Federal Advocacy Challenge page where you will find talking points for current legislative issues.

Also see Legislative Position Papers for more information.