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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.

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Federal Updates

Federal Agencies Release Joint Workforce Plan

August 22, 2025

The U.S. Departments of Education, Labor (DOL), and Commerce released a joint plan earlier this month for workforce development, titled “America’s Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age.” The plan aims to reshape the current workforce system and is based on five “strategic pillars”: 1) industry-driven strategies, 2) worker mobility, 3) integrated systems, 4) accountability, and 5) flexibility and innovation.

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Public Comment Needed: Help Stop Restrictions on Head Start and Education Programs

August 1, 2025

The federal government is proposing restrictions that would limit immigrant families’ access to programs like Head Start, early childhood education, and career and technical education. Learn how you can submit a public comment before the deadline to help protect access to these vital services.

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Senate Committee Advances FY26 LHHS Bill

August 1, 2025

On July 31, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill with bipartisan support. The bill provides small increases for Title I, IDEA and REAP and level funds the most other K12 programs.

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