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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 previewOctober 14, 2025: 2025 AESA Award Recipients; Welcoming AESA Intern, Barnabás Novák; AESA Global's 2026 Summer Field Studies; Welcoming Rock Island County ROE as an AESA Member; Federal Advocacy Updates; Collaborating Partner News.

Online News Archives

Federal Updates

(Updated) Administration Moves to Disqualify Immigrant Students from Head Start and Certain CTE Programs

September 19, 2025

This article summarizes recent actions by the Trump administration invoking the 1996 PRWORA law to restrict immigrant families from accessing federally funded education programs, including Head Start and dual enrollment. The move has raised legal and equity concerns, particularly about student documentation requirements and a possible challenge to Plyler v. Doe.

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AESA Joins EdLiNC to Submit Comments to Congressional USF Working Group

September 19, 2025

Earlier this summer, Congress announced a bipartisan, bicameral working group exploring myriad possibilities related to reforming the Universal Service Fund (USF) program. As a reminder, USF is a program created in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, providing connectivity to four historically underserved communities.

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USED Plans New Civil Rights Enforcement Disparate Impact Rules

September 12, 2025

In its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda updated earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) stated it would issue a number of rules aimed at walking back prior civil rights requirements and aligning program enforcement with the President’s priorities.

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