Year: 2011
AACTE to Present Lifetime Achievement Award Posthumously to Vernon Polite
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will honor Vernon Polite, the late dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University, with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at AACTE’s 63rd Annual […]
AACTE to Present Outstanding Book Award to Kieran Egan for The Future of Education: Reimagining Our Schools From the Ground Up
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present Kieran Egan, Ph.D., with its 2011 Outstanding Book Award for his book The Future of Education: Reimagining Our Schools from the Ground Up. The AACTE award, which recognizes exemplary […]
AACTE to Present Outstanding Dissertation Award to Vera L. Stenhouse
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present Vera L. Stenhouse, Ph.D., with its 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award for her study of the diversity content in its 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award for her study of the diversity […]
AACTE to Present Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education Article Award to Deborah Loewenberg Ball and Francesca Forzani
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Ph.D., and Francesca M. Forzani with the 2011 Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education Article Award for their piece, “The Work of Teaching and the Challenge for […]
AACTE Lauds President’s FY12 Budget for Increased Investment in Education; Denounces House Cuts in FY11 Continuing Resolution
Official AACTE Statement For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org FY12 Funding Emphasizes Programs to Enhance Quality Educator Preparation (Feb. 16, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) commends the increase in funding for education in President Barack Obama’s FY 2012 budget proposal. The Association is encouraged by the […]
TaskStream, TPAC Partner To Measure Teacher Effectiveness
From The JournalBy Scott Aronowitz In an effort to evaluate new teaching candidates more effectively and with better long-term results, the Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium (TPAC) and Web software provider TaskStream have joined forces to pilot an in-depth teacher performance assessment (TPA).
Grading of Teacher Colleges to Be Revamped
From Education WeekBy Stephen Sawchuk The organizer of a plan to review all 1,400 schools of education and publish the findings in U.S. News and World Report is altering several key aspects of its methodology – an attempt, officials for the group say, to respond to mounting complaints about the study. The National Council of […]
Letter to President Obama: Who is a ‘highly qualified’ teacher?
From The Washington PostBy Valerie Strauss This letter was just sent to President Obama by more than 50 organizations — including education, civil rights, disability, student, parent, and community groups – about legislation in Congress that would allow teachers still in training to be considered “highly qualified” so they can meet a standard set in […]
Corinthian Colleges Names Dr. Sharon P. Robinson to Board of Directors
From Corinthian Colleges, Inc. SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO) today announced that Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D, has been elected to the company’s board of directors. The appointment increases the board to ten members, nine of whom are non-employee directors. “Sharon has had a distinguished professional […]
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