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Overview: President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget  

March 19, 2024 | Comments Off on 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.

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FAFSA Submissions Are Down 40+%; How to Find Your Schools’ Data 

March 11, 2024 | Comments Off on FAFSA 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.

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Legislative Update: Section 504 Updates Released

February 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Legislative 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.

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Legislative Update

February 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Legislative Update

An update from the Committee For Education Funding plus a guest blog with resources to help navigate the new FAFSA application process.

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FY24 Appropriations Update

February 12, 2024 | Comments Off on 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.

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USAC Update on E-Rate

January 23, 2024 | Comments Off on USAC Update on E-Rate

This article provides critical dates for E-rate FY2024 application window.

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Education Legislation to Watch in 2024

January 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Education Legislation to Watch in 2024

AESA’s January 2024 Legislative Update predicts important education legislation to watch in 2024.

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HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Head Start Staff Compensation, Benefits and More

November 30, 2023 | Comments Off on HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Head Start Staff Compensation, Benefits and More

By Tara Thomas, Policy Analyst, AESA  On August 1, 2024, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) proposal. The bill increased funding for the Department of Education (ED) by $1 billion, including increases for Title I (+280 million) and IDEA (+295 million). This proposal is in stark contrast…

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Call to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again)

November 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Call to Action: FY24 Appropriations (Again)

Back to Blog 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 ‘will they or won’t they’, we once again find…

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AI, Cyber Security, & E-Rate

November 6, 2023 | Comments Off on 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 The Advocate to provide a…

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Related Resources

E-Rate
The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund makes discounts available to eligible schools and libraries for telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. The program is intended to ensure that schools and libraries have access to affordable telecommunications and information services.

Official USAC Web site

Other websites and resources:

United States Department of Education

ESSA

IDEA Legislation:
Chapter 33-Education of Individuals with Disabilities

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