Updates
Overview: President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget
AESA and AASA are working NCAN and will continue to keep you abreast of news, updates, and resources that can help to make this FAFSA cycle run smoother. Although the new FAFSA means expanded Pell Grant eligibility and increased Pell Grant awards for many students, the class of 2024 still faces significant challenges this spring to get back to the levels of FAFSA completion previous classes have achieved.
Read MoreFAFSA Submissions Are Down 40+%; How to Find Your Schools’ Data
AESA and AASA are working NCAN and will continue to keep you abreast of news, updates, and resources that can help to make this FAFSA cycle run smoother. Although the new FAFSA means expanded Pell Grant eligibility and increased Pell Grant awards for many students, the class of 2024 still faces significant challenges this spring to get back to the levels of FAFSA completion previous classes have achieved.
Read MoreLegislative Update: Section 504 Updates Released
Four new resources address common medical conditions that can be disabilities for purposes of Section 504: asthma, diabetes, food allergies and GERD.
Read MoreLegislative Update
An update from the Committee For Education Funding plus a guest blog with resources to help navigate the new FAFSA application process.
Read MoreFY24 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 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 MoreHHS Releases Proposed Rule on Head Start Staff Compensation, Benefits and More
HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Head Start Staff Compensation, Benefits and More By Tara Thomas, Policy Analyst, AESA On November 20, 2023, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rulemaking on various aspects of Head Start. The headline of the rule is a significant change to staff compensation and benefits in an effort to improve…
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 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…
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