By Lynn M. Gangone While serving on this year’s (Phi Delta Kappan) PDK Poll Advisory Board, I listened and collaborated with scores of thought leaders in the education ecosystem—The National Education Association, The Learning Policy Institute, The Learning First Alliance, The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, among others. We determined what approaches to take […]
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By Lynn M. Gangone Educators and students are facing unprecedented times. The challenges both students and their teachers confront today vastly affects the efficacy of even the best educator’s efforts to create and foster students’ zeal for learning and to contribute to the society they will one day shape. Yet, educators must stay committed to […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (June 3, 2019, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is convening its annual Washington Week, themed “Your Voice Matters,” June 2-5 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Teacher educators, college students, and representatives from K-12 schools and […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org Higher education leaders to address national shortage of special education teachers (May 20, 2019, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has formed a group of higher education leaders from across the country to examine effective ways to address special education teacher […]
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (May 2, 2019, Washington, D.C.) On behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), President and CEO Lynn M. Gangone issued the following statement today responding to the passage of HB 7093 through the Florida legislature: “While it is […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (April 30, 2019, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is pleased by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies’ (Labor-H Subcommittee) draft bill released for Fiscal Year 2020 […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (April 29, 2019, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) celebrates 2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson and AACTE member institutions Virginia State University and Virginia Commonwealth University, which helped prepare him for his distinguished career path. Robinson is […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (February 26, 2019, Washington, D.C.) – Education Students and Diversity: A Review of New Evidence, an issue brief released today by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), provides new information on student diversity in U.S. colleges of education. As a supplement to AACTE’s […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (Feb. 25, 2019, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) welcomes the new chair of its Board of Directors: Kim Metcalf, Ph.D., dean of the College of Education at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). During his one-year term, Metcalf […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (February 5, 2019, Washington, D.C.) The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of its annual awards for professional achievement and leadership, research, publications, and best practice. The following member institutions and individuals will be awarded during the […]
