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FY24 Appropriations Update
An update from the Committee For Education Funding plus a guest blog with resources to help navigate the new FAFSA application process.
Read MoreJanuary 2024: AESA State Examiner
The January 2024 State Examiner focuses on what is happening in statehouses around the country regarding high dosage tutoring and related interventions. It also includes reports about broadly shared state budget challenges, and special reports about education issues published during the month.
Read MoreUSAC Update on E-Rate
This article provides critical dates for E-rate FY2024 application window.
Read MoreEducation Legislation to Watch in 2024
AESA’s January 2024 Legislative Update predicts important education legislation to watch in 2024.
Read MoreCall to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again)
Call to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again) Back to Blog November 13, 2023 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…
Read MoreThe Effects of School Board Behaviors on Student Outcomes – An Evaluation of Lone Star Governance
The Effects of School Board Behaviors on Student Outcomes – An Evaluation of Lone Star Governance Back to Blog November 6, 2023 In the current educational landscape, school trustees face a distinct and challenging environment characterized by political maneuvering and persistent change, largely influenced by the recent pandemic. The educational system’s shockwaves stemming from COVID-19…
Read MoreAI, Cyber Security, & E-Rate
AI, Cyber Security, & E-Rate 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…
Read MoreBuilding Leadership Capacity for Trauma-Skilled Schools in a Rural Region
Like many Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) across the country, Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 (AIU8) strives to create customized solutions to challenges that confront its member school districts. Fortunately, less than a year before the COVID-19 challenge arrived, the AIU8 embraced a state funding opportunity to collaborate with the nation’s only Trauma-Skilled™ Schools certification program to create a capacity-building model for addressing school trauma issues in its primarily rural, four-county region.
Read MoreEducation Service Agencies and Health Services: Dynamic Changes in a Post COVID World
Education Service Agencies and Health Services: Dynamic Changes in a Post COVID World Back to Blog October 3, 2023 By Dr. Amber Loubiere Education Service Agencies (ESAs) across the nation are reevaluating how Health and Wellness Services will operate in a post-COVID world. Recent studies indicate that school closures, social isolation, quarantine, and other circumstances…
Read MoreForward Progress on ARP Liquidations
Forward Progress on ARP Liquidations September 26, 2023 The United States Department of Education released a letter to States advising them that they would begin the process of allowing States to apply for late liquidation funds this fall. This is a terrific development as AESA and AASA have been pushing Congress and the Administration to…
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