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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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newsletter previewApril 15, 2025: EIR Participant Experience; Annual Conference - Submit a Proposal and/or Exhibit; Revised Timing for Leadership Academy Deadline and BSF 2.0; Federal Advocacy Updates; Member Updates including CKEC's EdVantage podcast, and more.

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Federal Updates

FY24 Omnibus Package

April 2, 2024

Congress passed a $1.2 trillion dollar spending bill to provide funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, an omnibus package that wrapped up funding for the remaining 8 appropriations bills, including the Labor Health Human Services Education and Others (LHHS) bill, which provides for education.

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Overview: President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget  

March 19, 2024

AESA and AASA are working NCAN and will continue to keep you abreast of news, updates, and resources that can help to make this FAFSA cycle run smoother. Although the new FAFSA means expanded Pell Grant eligibility and increased Pell Grant awards for many students, the class of 2024 still faces significant challenges this spring to get back to the levels of FAFSA completion previous classes have achieved.

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FAFSA Submissions Are Down 40+%; How to Find Your Schools’ Data 

March 11, 2024

AESA and AASA are working NCAN and will continue to keep you abreast of news, updates, and resources that can help to make this FAFSA cycle run smoother. Although the new FAFSA means expanded Pell Grant eligibility and increased Pell Grant awards for many students, the class of 2024 still faces significant challenges this spring to get back to the levels of FAFSA completion previous classes have achieved.

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