From Education WeekBy Stephen Sawchuk A column from The New York Timestakes aim at the Teacher Performance Assessment, a performance-based licensing test that about 200 teacher preparation programs across 25 states are now piloting. In essence, the story says that a number of students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts are refusing to participate […]
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From The Hechinger ReportBy Sarah Butrymowicz To earn a teaching license in most states, candidates must pass a handful of exams — largely multiple-choice — that test basic skills and knowledge of specific subjects. Some states also include tests that focus on teaching strategies. One state, Montana, requires no tests at all, just graduation from […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (May 2, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) celebrates the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Lynn Mieliwocki, the three additional finalists and the colleges and schools of education […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (April 30, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) are eagerly supporting a nationwide field test of the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) that kicked off this spring. The […]
From U.S. Department of DefenceBy Lisa DanielAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 – Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, joined the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Newport News, Va., today to highlight efforts to help school children from military families. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., […]
From The Washington PostBy Valerie Strauss The Obama administration wants to expand the use of standardized test scores as an accountability tool from K-12 into higher education. The Education Department just tried — and failed — to persuade a group of negotiators to agree to regulations that would rate colleges of education in large part […]
From Inside Higher Ed By Libby A. Nelson WASHINGTON — When the Education Department writes rules later this year that will change how teacher preparation programs become eligible for students to receive some forms of federal financial aid, it will tackle the task on its own. A federal panel charged with recommending how best to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org As U.S. Department of Education Ends Process, AACTE Encourages Stakeholders to Contribute to Public Review (April 13, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) commends members of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking panel on teacher preparation […]
From National JournalBy Sharon Robinson The demographics of the education workforce are sobering. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, significant increases are expected in new public school teacher hires and new private school teacher hires each year between 2008 and 2020. For example, there were approximately 313,000 new teachers hired in public schools […]
From Education WeekBy Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D., president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) “Writing the Next Chapter,” “Providing a Learning Journey for All,” and “Embracing the Future” — these are taglines from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) 2011, 2012 and 2013 Annual Meetings. To me, though, […]
