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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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December 17, 2024: 2024 AESA Award Winners, AESA Annual Conference Photos, Federal Advocacy, Members Call to Action for Podcasts; and more!

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Federal Updates

IES Releases New Literacy Resource

November 12, 2024

Back to Federal Updates The Regional Educational Lab Program will have representation at the AESA Conference next month. In the meantime, they wanted to share a new literacy-focused resource just released: A Practitioner’s Guide to Improving Literacy Outcomes for Students by Using Evidence to Strengthen Programs and Practices. This resource builds on REL Southeast’s Literacy Roadmap, and was developed to…

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Abolishing the U.S. Department of Education: What Do We Know and Not Know

November 11, 2024

Written by Sasha Pudelski, Director, Advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association and member of the AESA advocacy team Many soundbites this week have highlighted the expressed desire by President Trump to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Could this happen? Is this a serious proposal? At this time AESA urges educational leaders to maintain…

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Election Takeaways: 3 Issues to Watch

November 8, 2024

Written by Sasha Pudelski, Director, Advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association and member of the AESA advocacy team Anticipated funding and policy issues coming out of the 2024 election and what to watch for as a public school educator. While the election results are still being distilled and we do not know with certainty…

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EPA Lead Testing Rule for Schools Finalized

October 21, 2024

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule creating the first-ever national requirement to test for lead in schools that rely on water from public utilities. The regulation, called the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, mandates that water systems screen all elementary and child-care facilities, where those who are the most vulnerable to lead’s effects…

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