AACTE Releases Policy Recommendations for Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Emphasis on Reforming and Supporting Preparation of America’s Future Educators

(June 22, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – Nearly 90 percent of new teachers are prepared in institutions of higher education (IHEs). Thus, assuring that colleges’ and universities’ preparation programs are effective and accountable is vital to producing teachers who will enter the nation’s PK-12 classrooms equipped and able to produce career- and college-ready students.