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<div>Please see below announcement for upcoming ACA webinar regarding FY18 federal budget on Thursday, May 25th at 4pm. Great way to stay informed and focus advocacy efforts, particularly for school counselors and school-based mental health counselors. <br>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Background</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The White House officially released its FY18 federal budget on
<strong>Tuesday, May 23, 2017. </strong><em>The Washington Post</em> reports that President Trump's proposed education budget would eliminate all funding for the
<strong>Student Support and Academic Enrichments (SSAE) grant program</strong> <strong>
(Title IV, Part A)</strong>, a federal program that just received its first appropriation last year. The SSAE program is a block grant intended to help school districts provide a well-rounded education by funding school-based mental health programs,
<strong>school counseling programs,</strong> and drug and violence prevention programs. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For the current budget year, SSAE received $400 million to sustain school districts nationwide. Compared to the need for such programs, this is merely a drop in the bucket. The American Counseling Association is concerned about
the administration’s proposal, and we have urged Congress to reject the President’s budget and fund SSAE at its authorized level of $1.65 billon.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Webinar Info</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ACA’s First Budget Briefing: Dept. of Education Cuts & Impact on School Counselors</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thursday, May 25, 2017</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">4:00 pm ET</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Join us to:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:
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</li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hear expert analysis of the budget process and the need to invest in school counseling (and education in general).</span>
</li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Understand how the same budget process, timeline, and concerns apply to other federal programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.</span>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Registration</em></strong></span></p>
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