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AACTE recommendations, testimony, and statements |
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Thursday, 13 October 2011 11:32 |
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On October 11, 2011, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, introduced a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The Committee is scheduled to markup this bill on Tuesday, October 18. to see AACTE's letter to the Committee with a response to the bill and recommendations.
For more information on AACTE’s letter or other advocacy efforts regarding ESEA reauthorization, contact AACTE Federal Relations Representative
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In September 2011, President Obama and Secretary Duncan announced the administration's plan to release waivers to states not prepared to meet the AYP provisions set in No Child Left Behind. In return, states must commit to implementing college and career ready standards, establishing a new AYP coupled with identification of priority, focus, and rewards schools, and developing rigorous teacher and principal evaluations.
to view Summary of Administration ESEA Waiver Package
On March 24, 2010, AACTE submitted recommendations to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor regarding reauthorization of ESEA:
Also on March 24, AACTE and other members of the Higher Education Task Force on Teacher Preparation submitted their joint recommendations:
The recommendations are based on talking points drafted by the group earlier in March.
On March 15, 2010, AACTE released a statement in response to the Obama administration's "A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
In December 2009, AACTE submitted recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. These recommendations are just the initial platform that AACTE is putting forward, and as the ESEA reauthorization process progresses, AACTE will continue to weigh in with the Administration and Congress.
In the early fall of 2007, the Chairman Miller (D-CA, House Education and Labor Committee) released a draft No Child Left Behind Act Reauthorization bill.
Click here to view AACTE’s comments on Title I.
Click here to view AACTE’s comments on Title II-XI.
Click here to view how SCDEs are represented in the House’s draft bill
In the fall of 2007, Chairman Kennedy (D-MA, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee) released a partial draft No Child Left Behind Act Reauthorization bill.
Click here to view AACTE’s comments on the bill.
On May 17, 2007 Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D., president and CEO of the AACTE testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness at a hearing entitled, “Preparing Teachers for the Classroom: The Role of the Higher Education Act and No Child Left Behind.” Dr. Robinson’s testimony examines Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
View a full copy of Dr. Robinson’s testimony.
On March 6, 2007, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond (Stanford University) testified before the Senate H.E.L.P. Committee on NCLB Reauthorization: Strategies for Attracting, Supporting, and Retaining High Quality Educators...
Dr. Michael Hardman Testifies Before Education and Labor Subcommittee on Preparing Special Education Teachers.
On Thursday, March 29, 2007 Dr. Michael Hardman, dean-designate of the College of Education at the University of Utah testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education.
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