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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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September 9, 2025: Networks Starting this Week; Academy for Women Leaders Program Overview; Hands-On Learning for ESA Operations Teams; Spotlight on State-Level Advocacy: MCIU; Federal Advocacy Updates: Business Partner Updates.

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Federal Updates

AESA Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Separation of Church and State in Oklahoma Charter School Case

May 22, 2025

AESA issued a statement in support of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 4-4 decision in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, which effectively upholds a lower court ruling preventing the establishment of the first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation.

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AESA Joins 140+ Organizations in Letter Opposing Federal Preemption of State AI Laws

May 20, 2025

A provision buried in the House Republican reconciliation package would ban states from taking any regulatory or legislative action on artificial intelligence (AI) for ten years. AESA opposes this federal overreach, and joined more than 140 organizations in a letter opposing the inclusion of the provision in the broader reconciliation package.

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GOP Reconciliation Proposal Advances in House: Vouchers, SNAP and Medicaid Implications

May 19, 2025

Last week, three separate House committees met to advance pieces of the Republican reconciliation proposal. Of significant concern for district leaders is the shift of costs to states that the federal government has traditionally subsidized.

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