Outlines ASBO International's legislative beliefs, priorities, and agenda as approved by the Board in June 2017. #LegislativeAffairs
2017 Legislative Beliefs.pdf
(Last updated 07/28 at 8:45AM EST) On Tuesday, Senate Republicans gathered just enough votes to proceed on the healthcare debate, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie. All Democrats voted against the motion, along with two Republicans, Sens. Collins (R-ME) and Murkowski (R...
This brochure outlines ASBO International's 2017 Legislative Agenda and Priorities, as approved by the Legislative Advisory Committee and Board of Directors. Please feel free to reference this PDF when speaking with your elected officials and advocating on K-12 issues that affect your district. ...
2017-Legislative-Brochure.pdf
This one-pager created by the Committee for Education Funding debunks common myths regarding federal education funding. The document may serve as a useful advocacy resource to urge elected officials to reinvest in federal education programs. #LegislativeAffairs
CEFDebunkMythsonEDFunding.docx
The Trump administration asked Congress to cut $18 billion in discretionary spending for nondefense programs, including $3 billion in cuts for Department of Education programs. This document outlines funding cut proposals across all agencies and programs, with those affecting K-12 education...
Trump FY 2017 Reduction Options.pdf
This table, created by the Committee for Education Funding (CEF), highlights Department of Education (ED) program funding levels according to President Trump's FY2018 "skinny budget" outline released on March 16, 2017. It compares his funding requests to prior ED program funding levels for...
Table - President's 2018 budget.pdf
This updated policy whitepaper was co-authored by the Coalition for Healthier Schools, Healthy Schools Network, and ASBO International, urging Senate Democrats to incorporate our recommendations to invest in K-12 infrastructure and improve children's environmental health into their final...
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This PDF contains follow up questions and answers from senators to Betsy DeVos after her Senate confirmation hearing to consider her as Education Secretary. Now that she has been sworn in, this document provides insights to her priorities as Education secretary and where her stances are on...
DeVosEducationQAfortheRecord-013017.pdf
This fact sheet on school-based Medicaid programs was provided courtesy of AASA-The School Superintendents Association to assist with advocacy efforts to preserve Medicaid's current financing structure. The 115th Congress is looking into restructuring the program, which will affect overall...
Medicaid Fact Sheet 012017.docx
Although our newly sworn-in President, Donald J. Trump, has yet to provide an official budget with his funding priorities for this fiscal year (FY), media reports say that his team has started outlining plans “for shrinking the federal bureaucracy.” Dramatic spending cuts are...