Resources

The Consortium periodically issues public statements and publishes policy papers, recommendations, and other resources that highlight our work and advance our shared vision.

2021
06/03/2021
2021 Consortium Profile
05/24/2021
AASA and LCSDC Letter About ARP Implementation
04/09/2021
FY22 Budget Press Release
2020
10/30/2020
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Lessons, Insights & Hopes for Reentry Planning from the Large Countywide and Suburban District Consortium
10/23/2020
Links to Consortium Members' SY20-21 Reopening Plans
06/16/2020
What School Districts Need: Principles and Priorities for State COVID-19 Guidance and Action
01/15/2020
2020 Consortium Profile
01/14/2020
Consortium Milestones as of May 2020
2019
11/01/2019
2019 Consortium Profile
2017
11/10/2017
Consortium Statement on Maintaining the State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT-D)
09/05/2017
Consortium Statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
05/22/2017
FY18 Budget Press Release
03/29/2017
FY18 Budget Blueprint Press Release published on March 29, 2017
2016
11/07/2016
Consortium Comments on the Department of Education's Proposed Regulations regarding the "supplement, not supplant" (SNS) requirement under Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
09/09/2016
Consortium Comments on the Department of Education's proposed Regulations for Innovative Pilot Assessments and Accountability demonstrations under ESSA
08/01/2016
Consortium Comments on the Department of Education's Proposed Regulations for Accountability Systems, Report Cards, and Consolidated State Plans under ESSA
04/22/2016
Consortium's Measuring What Matters: Performance Assessment Collaborative, wins Assessment for Learning Grant
01/21/2016
Consortium Letter to the Department of Education on the Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act
2015
04/23/2015
Letter thanking Senator Barbara Mikulski for her service
01/28/2015
ESEA Reauthorization Letter
01/28/2015
ESEA Reauthorization Recommendations Press Release
2014
10/24/2014
ESEA Waiver Recommendations Press Release
10/16/2014
ESEA Waiver Letter
10/03/2014
HEA Comments Press Release
08/23/2014
Response to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's Announcement on Testing
08/20/2014
Companion Piece for Teacher Prep Recommendations
08/20/2014
Teacher Preparation Letter to Tom Harkin
03/19/2014
National Education Policy Platform, 2013-2014: Leading in an Era of Transformation
02/01/2014
21st Century Education Accountability: Recommendations for a New Federal Framework
2013
05/28/2013
Letter to Senate and House Education Leaders on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Media Coverage of Consortium
04/28/2021
Smith & Travers: How to Maximize the Return on Investment from the $200 Billion in Federal Education Relief Funding
10/30/2020
EdWeek: School Reopening Plans and the Suburban Challenge
10/30/2019
The AASA Large Countywide & Suburban District Consortium
02/11/2014
Ed Week Article: School Leaders Present Their Brand of Accountability for a Renewed ESEA
02/15/2013
Education Talk Radio with Larry Jacobs: THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S ASSOCIATION, AASA...TAKING IT TO CAPITOL HILL