(July 29, 2010, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education welcomes the Center for American Progress’ (CAP) important report, “Measuring What Matters: A Stronger Accountability Model for Teacher Education.” We also applaud CAP for engaging Ed Crowe to write it and for releasing it at this propitious time. The report is […]
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From: Chronicle of Higher EducationBy Eric Kelderman Washington Most states are doing little or nothing to hold teacher-education programs accountable for the quality of their graduates, according to a new report that also criticizes colleges for setting low standards for education majors. As a result, several alternative teacher-preparation programs, such as Teach for America and […]
From: Education Weekby Stephen Sawchuk States should overhaul the accountability mechanisms for teacher-preparation programs so that they focus on the effectiveness of graduates in classrooms, as measured by such factors as value-added data, classroom-based teacher observations, surveys of graduates and administrators, and data on the “persistence” or retention rates of graduates in the profession, an […]
AACTE Leaders Call for Extensive Clinical Experience for All Prospective Teachers, Release Compendium of Rigorous Clinical Teacher Prep Programs WASHINGTON, DC (June 17, 2010) – More than 200 teacher educators from across the country gathered in Washington, DC today, highlighting the importance of high-quality teacher preparation programs as critical to the nation’s commitment to K-12 […]
WASHINGTON, DC – While recognizing the many efforts at the national and federal level to improve teacher quality; the reality is that education remains a state responsibility. Today, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the National Education Association (NEA), as part of their Partnership for Teacher Quality (PTQ) activities, hosted a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick RiccardsTuesday, May 4, 2010 703-298-8283 or patrick@exemplarpr.com WASHINGTON, DC (May 3, 2010) – In response to Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy, a report of the National Research Council (NRC) released April 29, 2010, Sharon P. Robinson, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristin McCabeThursday, April 29, 2010 207-899-1309 or kmccabe@aacte.org AACTE Commends Iowa Teacher Sarah Brown Wessling for Receiving Nation’s Top Teaching Honor WASHINGTON (April 29, 2010) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) today commended 2010 National Teacher of the Year Sarah Brown Wessling of Johnston, Iowa for her […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick RiccardsThursday, April 15, 2010 703-237-2554 or Patrick@exemplarpr.com Technology Preparation Increases; Diversity, Shortage Area Preparation Remain Concerns for Institutions Preparing the Vast Majority of Prospective Teachers WASHINGTON, DC (April 15, 2010) – As school districts across the nation increase efforts to recruit the most effective classroom educators possible, the American Association […]
Annual MetLife Survey Looks at Teaching as a Career FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristin McCabeWednesday, March 24, 2010 kmccabe@aacte.org Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2010) – Teachers remain satisfied with teaching as a profession while new paths to teaching as a career evolve, according to the MetLife Foundation’s 26th annual Survey of the American Teacher. The […]
