About PEP (Public Education Policy) Talk: An AASA Podcast
PEP Talk is a monthly podcast from AASA, The School Superintendents Association, spotlighting public school superintendents, policy makers, researchers and more to help you get engaged in education policy in new ways.
On this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant sits down with Noelle Ellerson Ng, Chief Advocacy & Governance Officer about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that raises serious concerns for the future of the E-Rate program, and what that means for districts.
You can check out a helpful one-pager on the program here. The website to advocate is forthcoming.
30 Jun 2026
PEP Talk Episode 46: The Budgetary Impact of Health Care Costs on School Districts
On this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant explores the findings of the new AASA/ASBO report, "Rising Premiums, Falling Opportunities: The Budgetary Impact of Health Care Costs on School Districts," with Sasha Pudelski, director of advocacy at AASA and Elleka Yost, director of advocacy and research at ASBO International. This report is the first national study of its kind examining how rising healthcare costs are affecting public school district budgets, staffing and operational decisions, and educational opportunities for students. AASA & ASBO surveyed over 520 superintendents and school business officials in March–April 2026 to examine the effects of insurance premium increases on district budgets, staffing, operations, and educational programs and services.
You can read the report here.
28 May 2026
PEP Talk Episode 45: The FCC's New E-Rate Bidding Portal
On this episode of PEP Talk: Kat Sturdevant catches up with Jon Bernstein, president of Bernstein Strategy Group and Joey Wender, executive director of the Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) to talk about the FCC's new centralized E-Rate bidding portal for K-12 districts and what it means for school district leaders and technology officials.
You can register for SHLB's webinar Making Sense of the New E-Rate Bidding Portal on June 3 here.
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