From Diverse Educationby Charles Dervarics In the current fiscal climate, getting a new program approved and funded by Congress seems a tall order. But the White House and minority-serving institutions are doing just that in seeking support for a new teacher education program. Historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges could serve as Hawkins […]
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(May 9, 2011, Washington, D.C., and New York) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) today released a white paper titled Preparing General Education Teachers to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities. The groundbreaking report highlights the importance of reforming preparation for general education […]
Official AACTE Statement For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (May 5, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) commends the Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium for its development of the Teacher Leader Model Standards. Through the new standards, the Consortium, which includes education organizations, state education agencies, institutions […]
AACTE Celebrates Exceptional Preparation that Produced the Nation’s Top Teachers With the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) announcement of the 2011 National Teacher of the Year, AACTE is proud to report that the National Teacher of the Year, Michelle Shearer, and all three other finalists are graduates or current students of AACTE member […]
From Seattle pi Military spouses and dependents are the inspiration behind an initiative launched Tuesday, 12 April by first Lady Michelle Obama. The mission of “Joining Forces,” is to make more Americans aware of the challenges facing military families, and to highlight ways communities, organizations and businesses are helping these families. Nearly 50 specific commitments […]
From Education WeekBy Stephen Sawchuk UPDATE: Since this item was published, I’ve confirmed that two additional states, Kentucky and New York, won’t voluntarily participate. Continue reading for the latest details. Public higher education institutions in Wisconsin, Georgia, Kentucky, and New York—and possibly other states—will not participate voluntarily in a review of education schools now being […]
From AirForceTimes By Karen Jowers Helping military families is not a new concept — a variety of organizations and communities around the country have worked to support military families for years. But under a new “Joining Forces” initiative announced by first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Biden, more civilian businesses, […]
From AirForceTimesBy Karen Jowers Military spouses and dependents are the inspiration behind an initiative launched Tuesday by first lady Michelle Obama. The mission of “Joining Forces,” launched by Obama and Jill Biden, is to make more Americans aware of the challenges facing military families, and to highlight ways communities, organizations and businesses are helping these […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org For interviews, contact: Ed Veiga (254) 953-1923 x1114 or ed.veiga@militarychild.org (April 12, 2011, Washington, D.C., and Harker Heights, Texas) – Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched their new campaign to increase public support for U.S. service members and their families. In conjunction with […]
Official AACTE Statement For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org Organization Highlights Positive Momentum in Educator Preparation Programs (March 25, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) applauds Part 2 of the new MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Preparing Students for College and Careers: Teaching Diverse Learners. The […]
