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December 31, 2024 |
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AESA News |
New AESA Remittance and Correspondence Addresses |
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To enhance our operations and ensure your correspondence and payments are processed accurately and efficiently, we have implemented two dedicated addresses for your convenience:
Remittance Address
Use this address for sending payments only: Association of Educational Service Agencies Department 3990 PO Box 986500 Boston, MA 02298-6500 Correspondence Address
Use this address for sending invoices, cards, regular mail, or other non-payment correspondence:
Association of Educational Service Agencies,
P.O. Box 404
Cheshire, CT 06410
Please share this information with your finance department so they can update their records accordingly.
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Federal Advocacy Updates |
DOE Launches Applications for 2025 Renew America's Schools Prize to Fund Energy Improvements in K-12 Schools |
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced applications are open for the 2025 Renew America's Schools Prize, with $90 million in funding for energy improvements in K-12 schools.The prize focuses on improving air quality, reducing energy use and costs, and lowering emissions, especially in disadvantaged and/or rural local educational agencies (LEAs)
Phase 1 winners will receive a $300,000 cash prize, with potential further funding in Phases 2 and 3 ranging from $7.5 million to $15 million
Applications are due by Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, at 5PM ET |
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Sen. Markey released a statement lamenting the inability of Congress to pass COPPA 2.0. Earlier this month, AESA joined other national organizations in a two separate letters urging Congress to at least past COPPA 2.0 if they weren’t going to be able to pass the broader KOSPA Act (passed out of the Senate in July). This means work on federal privacy policy is all but dead this term, and we will resume efforts in the new year and with the new Congress. |
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Native American Students Missed More School During the Pandemic. Here’s How Schools Responded |
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Chalkbeat reports on the attendance disparity for Native American and Alaska Native students compared to other groups since the COVID-19 pandemic and how schools are responding to meet their needs. |
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K-12 Dive highlights new research from the National Council on Teacher Quality showing that while teacher diversity grew slowly from 2014 to 2022, it lagged behind the increasing diversity of working-age adults with degrees, raising concerns about people of color opting out of education careers. |
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High School Graduates to Peak in 2025, With Slightly Deeper-Than-Expected Declines Ahead |
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K-12 Dive analyzes a forecast by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, predicting a slightly larger-than-expected decline in high school graduates over the next 15 years, characterized by a slower, steadier decrease that gives institutions time to adapt.
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EdWeek reports on state-by-state instructional calendar requirements, finding that the difference between the shortest and longest academic years can amount to as much as 150 instructional hours per year. |
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Member News |
National Headlines |
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Have we missed one of your ESA’s stories? Send submissions to csowder@aesa.us to be included in future editions of Online News.
Students pursue careers of service through CTE
New Culinary Teacher is a Proud PNW BOCES Grad
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Region One ESC Purchasing Department Receives State Recognition
Area Education Agencies prepare for special education funding changes
Santa Barbara county, school partnerships will expand afterschool programs in two districts
U.S. Department of Education Abandons Claims Alaska’s Education Funding Formula Too Generous to Rural Schools |
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