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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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Federal Updates

HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Head Start Staff Compensation, Benefits and More

November 30, 2023

By Tara Thomas, Policy Analyst, AESA  On August 1, 2024, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) proposal. The bill increased funding for the Department of Education (ED) by $1 billion, including increases for Title I (+280 million) and IDEA (+295 million). This proposal is in stark contrast…

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Call to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again)

November 13, 2023

Back to Blog 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 ‘will they or won’t they’, we once again find…

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AI, Cyber Security, & E-Rate

November 6, 2023

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 The Advocate to provide a…

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