NAFIS News Archives
July 2025
- Education Department Releases Final $5.6 Billion in Withheld Funding
- Senate Appropriations Commitee to Mark Up FY 2026 Education Funding Bill on July 31
- Rep. Pat Ryan Introduces Bill to Safeguard Impact Aid
- Register Now: Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Impact Aid at the NAFIS Fall Conference
- FISEF Hosts Successful Impact Aid Workshop in Bismarck
- State, Congress, and Advocates Push Back on Withholding of $6.8 Billion in Education Funds
- House Delays Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Markup Until September
- Supreme Court Allows Mass Layoffs at U.S. Department of Education
- Final Call: Submit Your 2025 Fall Conference Proposal by July 25
- NAFIS Brings Voice of Impact Aid to CEF Hill Day
- House Delays Key FY 2026 Education Funding Markups
- Trump Administration Withholds Billions in Federal Education Funds
- Congress Approves National School Choice Program; States May Opt Out
- Early Bird Extended! Register for NAFIS Fall Conference by July 18 for Discounted Rate
- Registration Ongoing: Impact Aid Workshops – July 24 in Bismarck, ND; August 14 in Billings, MT
No email on July 4, 2025, due to holiday
June 2025
- Senate Rules Shrink Reconciliation Bill, Block Key Education Provisions
- Supreme Court Ruling Protects E-Rate
- NAFIS Joins MISA Summer Meeting
- Senate Committee Advances Trump Education Nominees
- Reminder: Impact Aid Applications Due June 30
- Call for Presenters: Help Shape the 2025 NAFIS Fall Conference Agenda
- Senate Finance Reconciliation Bill Includes School Voucher Provision
- Impact Aid Application Amendments Due June 30
- Share Your Story: Why Impact Aid Matters
- Supreme Court Strengthens Disability Rights in Schools
- Reminder: Upcoming Impact Aid Workshops – July 24 in Bismarck, ND; August 14 in Billings, MT
- FY 2025 Impact Aid Final Payments Released
- NAFIS Urges Senate to Increase Impact Aid Funding in FY 2026
- Court Filing Reveals Effort to Transfer Education Programs to Other Agencies
- NCPE Holds Press Conference Opposing National Voucher Program
- Deadline Extended! Share Your Expertise at the 2025 NAFIS Fall Conference
- President’s FY 2026 Budget Level-Funds Impact Aid, Proposes 15% Cut to Education Department
- Secretary McMahon Defends Education Budget in Congressional Hearings
- Registration Open! Impact Aid Workshops – July 24 in Bismarck, ND & August 14 in Billings, MT
May 2025
- Congressional Allies Support Impact Aid in FY 2026
- NAFIS Joins BASIC Hill Day
- Education Secretary McMahon to Appear Before House and Senate Committees Next Week
- Senate to Review Key Trump Education Nominees
- Education Secretary Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee
- Judge Blocks Effort to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education
- House Republicans Pass Domestic Policy Megabill After Intense Negotiations
- Deadlocked Supreme Court Blocks Religious Charter School
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Testify on FY 2026 Budget Request
- Reconciliation Bill Stalls in House
- Join Us! Impact Aid Technical Assistance Workshop – July 24 in Bismarck, North Dakota
- Reminder: Share Your Expertise at the 2025 NAFIS Fall Conference
- Department Updates: Requesting Payment Blocks, FY 2026 Monitoring, & More
- NAFIS Names Anne O’Brien Interim Executive Director
- Judge Blocks Rollback of COVID Education Relief Funds
- Senate Moves to Repeal E-Rate Wi-Fi Hotspot Provision
- NAFIS Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week
- President Trump Releases FY 2026 “Skinny Budget”
- Farewell from Departing Executive Director Nicole Russell
- New Opportunity! Submit Your Session Proposal for the 2025 NAFIS Fall Conference
- House Education & Workforce Committee Advances Budget Reconciliation Bill
- Supreme Court Considers Public Funding for Religious Charter Schools
- NAFIS Celebrates National Principals Day
April 2025
- NAFIS Executive Director Nicole Russell to Step Down
- President Trump Signs Executive Orders on School Discipline, AI Education
- NAFIS Joins Call to Increase IDEA Funding
- FISEF Recognizes 2024 Good Idea Grant Winners
- NAFIS Celebrates Public School Volunteer Week
- Take Action! Ask Congress to Support Impact Aid Construction
- FY 2025 Impact Aid Program Funding Update
- NAFIS Supports Special Education Priorities
- FISEF Announces 2025 Good Idea Grant Winners
- New Federal Funding Tools Available
Spring 2025 issue of IMPACT. Click through to access a special 2025 NAFIS Spring Conference Wrap-Up edition, including:
- Insights into the changing education landscape (p. 1)
- Recent NAFIS activities on Capitol Hill (p. 6)
- A round-up of conference breakout sessions (p. 7-9)
- Results of the 2025 NAFIS Spring Conference evaluation (p.10)
- Bipartisan Legislation Seeks Major Investment in Impact Aid Construction
- NAFIS Testifies at Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing
- Celebrate the Month of the Military Child
- Education Department Threatens K-12 Funding Over Race-Based School Policies
- Administration Rescinds Extensions on COVID-Relief Funds
- Project Tomorrow “Closing the Learning Gap” Survey Open
March 2025
- NAFIS Sends FY 2026 Appropriations Request to Congress
- NAFIS to Testify at Hearing on Native Education
- School Facilities Get D+ on ASCE Infrastructure Report Card
- NAFIS Joins Rep. Murphy on Visit to Onslow County
- U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Impacting E-Rate
- C-SPAN Summer Programs: Educators, Apply Now!
- Take Action: Tell Congress to Oppose Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education, Protect Impact Aid
- Government Funded at FY 2024 Levels for Remainder of FY 2025
- Quincy Natay, Superintendent of Chinle Unified School District (AZ), Elected NAFIS Board President
- Reminder: Impact Aid Late Application Deadline Is April 1
- Share Your Story on Federal Funding Cuts
- Take Action: Oppose Staffing Cuts at U.S. Department of Education
- Government Shutdown Likely Averted; CR to Fund Government Through Sept. 30
- NAFIS Holds “Impact Aid 101” Briefing for Congressional Staff
- Thank You for a Great Spring Conference!
- NAFIS Launches Interactive Payments Map
- NAFIS Joins Letter Supporting E-Rate Hotspots
- Linda McMahon Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education
- Government Shutdown Deadline Fast Approaching
- NAFIS Releases 2025 Spring Conference Talking Points
- NAFIS Spring Conference “Know Before You Go” Webinar Recording Available
- Trump Delivers Joint Address to Congress
February 2025
- GOP Budget Resolution Passes House
- Save the Date: NAFIS Spring Conference “Know Before You Go” Webinar on March 4, 3pm ET
- Impact Aid Program Director Faatimah Muhammad to Speak at NAFIS Spring Conference
- House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Investments in Elementary Education
- NAFIS Attends MIC3 Training, Visits Cumberland County Schools
- OPM Orders Agencies to Submit Layoff Plans by March 13
- NAFIS Honors Public Schools Week
- FY25 Budget Resolutions Advance in Congress, No Mention of Impact Aid
- Senate Committee Advances McMahon for U.S. Secretary of Education
- Schedule Spring Conference Hill Meetings Now
- Celebrating 50 Years of IDEA at NAFIS Spring Conference
- NAFIS Board of Directors Announces Slate of Candidates
- Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing for U.S. Secretary of Education Nominee
- NAFIS Hosts 2025 Leadership Fly-In
- NAFIS Spring Conference Is Fast Approaching; Refund Deadline Feb. 15
- Shanker Institute Report Finds Money Matters in Education
- NAFIS Expects Executive Order Aimed at Dismantling U.S. Department of Education
- McMahon Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for February 13
- NAFIS Board of Directors Announces Slate of Candidates
- NAFIS Attends FLISA Winter Meeting
- NAFIS Welcomes Spring Intern Rebecca Steere
- House Ed & Workforce Committee Holds Hearing on State of American Education
- NAFIS Congratulates State School Counselors of the Year
January 2025
Winter 2025 issue of IMPACT. Click through to access:
- The 2025 NAFIS Advocacy Plan (p. 1)
- Updates on the Congressional State of Play (p. 5)
- NAFIS Subgroup Updates (p. 6)
- How Two NAFIS Members Support Homeless Students (p. 9-10)
- NAFIS Membership List (p. 13-14)
- NAFIS Announces 2025 Legislative Agenda
- Trump Appoints Key Officials to U.S. Department of Education
- Trump Signs Executive Orders Impacting Education
- AASA Shares Immigration Supports
- NAFIS Attends NCTET Inaugural Ball
- House & Senate Leaders Announce New Committee Members
- NAFIS Visits San Antonio Area School Districts
- NAFIS Joins Hill Meetings to Oppose National School Voucher Legislation
- Congress Turns to Budget Reconciliation, Appropriations
- U.S. Department of Education Reminders on Impact Aid Applications
- NAFIS Policy & Advocacy Director Takes on Coalition Leadership Roles
- NAFIS Joins Amicus Brief to Protect E-Rate
- 119th Congress Sworn in Today
- Advocacy Expert Julie Jakopic to Keynote NAFIS Spring Conference
- Reminder: Impact Aid Applications Due January 31
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