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The 2026 CEA speaker lineup is here! ✨

Join beauty, barber, wellness, nail, esthetics, and massage educators July 18–20 in Anaheim, CA for an energizing educational experience featuring:

🎤 Keynote speaker Winn Claybaugh
📚 Methodology courses from L’Oréal, Milady & Pivot Point
🎓 Up to 20 CEUs available
🔄 Flexible learning tracks you can mix & match

Explore sessions on:
✔ Student engagement
✔ Leadership & mentorship
✔ Technology integration
✔ Classroom strategies
✔ Educator wellness
✔ Career readiness & much more!

Whether you’re new to education or a seasoned instructor, CEA is designed to help you grow, connect, and bring fresh ideas back to your classroom.

👉 View the speaker lineup, conference schedule & register today: aacs.events/CEA2026

Join us June 13 for the AACS Advanced Education Workshop in Tysons Corner, VA! ✨

Designed for beauty, barber, and wellness educators, this full-day workshop features hands-on education, industry insights, networking, and an exhibitor showcase with 30+ vendors.

✔ Earn up to 6 CEUs
✔ Lunch included
✔ Sessions on nails, makeup, Gen Z engagement, NACCAS reporting & more
✔ Just $50 for AACS Members / $75 Non-Members

⚠ Space is limited!

👉 Register now at aacs.events/wkshp

Bright Lights. Brighter Futures. ✨

Save the date for the 2026 AACS Annual Conference, October 22–24 in Las Vegas! Join beauty, barber, and wellness school leaders from across the country for industry insights, advocacy updates, networking, and inspiration you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned for more details.

⏰ Today is the last day to enter the 2026 AACS & L’Oréal Student Stylist of the Year competition!

This is your chance to showcase creativity, build confidence, gain national recognition, and compete for incredible prizes.

✨ Free to enter
✨ Open to all students enrolled at AACS member schools
✨ Extended Deadline: Friday, May 22 (11:59 pm ET)

Don’t miss your opportunity to shine! Enter now: aacs.events/ssoty

AACS is proud to thank the thousands of industry professionals, school leaders, small business owners, veterans, educators, and students who spoke up during the federal comment period on the proposed “Do No Harm” rule.

Your voices helped tell the real story of an industry that changes lives and powers communities nationwide.

As AACS Executive Director, John Russell, said: “The public has done its part. Now it's the Department's turn to listen.”

Read the full statement from American Association of Career Schools: https://buff.ly/O3yqeI1

🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to submit comments on the Department of Education’s proposed accountability framework.

Your voice matters. Your students matter. Your industry matters.

Help protect access to beauty, barber, and wellness education before the comment period closes tonight.

👉 Submit your comment now: myaacs.org/submit-your-comment/

We have until May 20 to make our collective voice heard.

Take 3 minutes today to submit your comments: see how at myaacs.org/submit-your-comment/

In case you missed it: Industry icon Winn Claybaugh is bringing his energy and insight to the CEA 2026 stage.

As keynote speaker, Winn will challenge and inspire beauty, barber, and wellness educators to think bigger about their role, their impact, and the future of education in our industry.

🗓 July 18–20
📍 Anaheim, CA

If you’re looking for fresh perspective, renewed motivation, and real-world strategies you can take back to your classroom—this is your moment.

👉 Join us at CEA 2026: aacs.events/CEA2026