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AESA’s weekly newsletter, Online News, is full of important updates, articles, and features. It is intended to connect members with information about what is happening at the federal level, provide AESA event information, and share news important to ESAs.

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member newsletter previewMay 20, 2025: 2025 Annual Conference & Expo Registration Open; Inviting AESA to Your Event; Nominations Sought for Technology Advancement Award; Federal Updates; New Member, ROE #11; Spotlight on California's COEs; MCIU Learns podcast; and more.

Online News Archives

Federal Updates

FERPA Update

April 25, 2025

In recent weeks, USED has leveraged the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) as a policy tool to incentivize state compliance with other administration policy priorities. This blog post summarizes two sets of actions: specific communications with Maine and California, related to parent rights to access education records, and a broader ‘Dear Colleague’ letter about FERPA and students’ gender identity.

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ESSER Liquidation Update

April 17, 2025

On March 28, the Department informed SEAs that the Administration has canceled any prior approval for “late liquidation” of remaining funds from a variety of federal pandemic recovery funds, including American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER and Homeless Children and Youth (HCY) funds.

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Reconciliation vs. Appropriations

April 3, 2025

With growing discussion around potential cuts to Medicaid and other critical programs, this resource clarifies the key differences between the reconciliation and appropriations processes—and what each could mean for education.

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