Year: 2010
AACTE President/CEO Leads National Webcast and Discussion on Excellence in Public Education
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Training Accountable Teachers
From: INSIDE HIGHER EDby Iza Wojciechowska WASHINGTON — Many teachers are failing at their jobs, and teacher preparation programs are not being held accountable for failing to train them well. That’s the conclusion of a new report, released Thursday at the Center for American Progress, that offers solutions for streamlining the standards used to assess […]
AACTE President and CEO Sharon P. Robinson on New Center for American Progress Accountability for Teacher Education Report
(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 […]
AACTE’s Jane West Participates in National Panel on Teacher Education Program Accountability
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Teacher-Education Programs Are Unaccountable and Undemanding, Report Says
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 […]
Report: States Must Strengthen Teacher-Preparation Accountability
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 […]
Teacher Educators: Strong Clinical Preparation is Imperative to Improve Schools, Boost Teacher Quality
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 […]
AACTE, NEA: Effective Teaching Requires Strong State Policies Promoting Preparation, Development, and Effectiveness
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 […]
Statement from AACTE President & CEO Sharon P. Robinson on NRC’s Report, “Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy”
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 […]
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