MASA Government Relations staff has worked to make timely, relevant information available for you in the most convenient way possible. As legislative and policy initiatives rise in important a resource center is organized around that particular topic. Use the links below to open each topic-specific MASA resource center, full of information and useful links. 

Policy Briefs

• 2013 School Aid Budget Conference (5/22/13)
• Common Core (5/16/2013)
• 2013 House School Aid (03/23/2013)
• Conversion Schools - (12/5/12)
• EAA Substitute Bill - Updated (12/4/2012)
• EAA Substitute Bill (12/3/2012)
• Personal Property Tax (12/3/2012)
• School Bond Loan Fund Reform (11/27/2012)
• EAA Expansion (11/19/2012)
• Policy Brief Collective Bargaining Ballot Proposal (8/8/2012)
• MPSERS Reform Policy Brief SB 1040(S-1) (6/1/2012)
• MPSERS Reform Policy Brief SB 1040(H-2) (5/25/2012)
• MPSERS Reform Policy Brief SB 1040(H-1) (5/22/2012)

Resource Centers

• Lame Duck Legislative Resource Center
• Educator Evaluation Resource Center
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Resource Center 

Extended Learning Time

Extended Learn­ing Time: Is more always better? (June 2012 white paper commissioned prepared with Public Sector Consultants)

Federal Resources

• ESEA Blueprint
• AASA Legislative Resources
• Whole Child Initiative
• President Obama's Address on Education, 3/10/09 (See video below)

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