Big Title IX news!
The regs have moved from OIRA back to ED for release, which means they could be out any day now.
Supts- if you haven't budgeted time for PD for these regs into your 24-25 school year, do it! There's a lot to unpack, but AASA has your back.

As TN’s voucher bill stalls out in final weeks of the legislative session, one lawmaker implores “citizens of TN who truly value public schools to sleep w/ one eye open.” “Deals get cut late at night.” And while I take any wins, these are multi-year fights chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

ICYMI, EPA's new forever chemicals drinking water regulations will impact rural schools that operate a non-transient, non-community water system (NTNCWS). More details here: aasa.org/advocacy/blog/…

The majority of American K-12 public school teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting at their school.

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This from North Carolina shows that budget busting price tag of private school vouchers doesn't just eat into spending on public education but ALL social programs. NC can't pay for Medicaid and also pick up the tab for wealthy private school families wral.com/story/nc-repub…

You can tell the palpable excitement Shane Hotchkiss has about being able to hire the first ever school mental health counselor for his rural district.

Starting now a great briefing on the Hill that AASA is always happy to co-sponsor with Sandy Hook Promise and National Association of School Psychologists. Awesome to have my school safety work wife Kelly Vaillancourt and one of my favorite superintendents Shane Hotchkiss here today sharing their wisdom re keeping kids safe.

Insisting upon secular public schools is not the same as state-sponsored atheism.

A lot of focus on how parents are being charged for their child's school shooting. New legal precedent in VA where an assistant principal is being charged with child abuse for failing to search a student thoroughly despite repeated warnings when they had a gun.

Excellent reporting on the youth MH crisis that provides data on what practictioners are seeing when they treat kids: politico.com/news/2024/04/1… and how fedearl policy must address the shortage of MH professionals that can serve children.

Louisiana's universal voucher bill passed the House mostly along party lines. But a few rural Republicans opposed it — similar to other states (e.g. Texas). Rural public schools rely heavily on state aid that they'd lose if students use vouchers to leave. nola.com/news/education…

NEW: The Heritage Foundation is urging states to make undocumented children pay to attend public school. The conservative think tank w/ close ties to Trump is looking to challenge the landmark Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe chalkbeat.org/2024/04/09/ply…

The drop in FAFSA (financial aid form) completions by state is jaw dropping. Look at CA. by the amazing Phil Hill onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/visualizing-…

Voucher bros like to say tax credit voucher programs don't hurt public shools financially since they are funded through tax $. This brief demonstrates how wrong that argument is-- vouchers have a negative $ impact on public schools regardless of $ source: mobudget.org/school-voucher…

Under what moral framework does a state reject funds to feed poor, hungry kids in summer, yet subsidize private school tuition for affluent families?

Under what policymaking framework does LA scale vouchers despite clear evidence they decimated kids' math skills?

Hey Alabama, you can’t punish your way out of the effects of underfunded schools, oversized classrooms, & missing students services. MS tried to stop disruptive classroom behavior w/ a three strikes & you’re out policy two decades ago. It didn’t work. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/05/ala…

Now that Congress has finalized Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding – it’s time to immediately pivot to FY25. Check out this month's edition of The Advocate! aasa.org/advocacy/the-l…

Important new research on four day school weeks finds negative impacts on student learning…

Nearly 2/3 of US 3rd graders struggle with reading, due to misaligned instruction methods. Discover the real challenges and innovative strategies for boosting early literacy in EAB's webinar. PD alone isn't the solution.

Register now: pages.eab.com/EAB-and-AASA-S…

‘Are We Being Used as a Test Case?’: Oklahoma Justices Question Catholic Charter The 74 the74million.org/article/are-we…