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State Affiliate Organizations

State-level advocacy occurs primarily through AACTE’s network of affiliated state organizations. AACTE has a relationship with 38 state associations of colleges for teacher education. AACTE collaborates with these organizations to strengthen collective advocacy efforts, share experience and expertise, and expand members’ professional development opportunities. AACTE’s relationship with these organizations is a voluntary mutual affiliation that advances members’ interests.

Advisory Council of State Representatives

Leaders from state AACTE affiliate organizations comprise the Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR). The primary purpose of ACSR is to serve as a collaborative network for state association leaders across the nation and to represent state-level perspectives in AACTE activities as well as help identify important issues for AACTE to monitor and manage.

ACSR elects an Executive Committee which convenes the state associations and manages programming to develop state association organizational capacity and policy advocacy.

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Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR) Executive Committee

Past Chair
Bryan Duke
University of Central Oklahoma

Chair
Diana Lys
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Chair – Elect
Meghan Salyers
Bismarck State College

Northeast Region Representative
Victoria (Tory) McHugh
University of Delaware

Western Region Representative
Karen Escalante
California State University-San Bernadino

Midwest Region Representative
Sara Skretta
University of Nebraska

South Region Representative
Paula Calderon
Southeastern Louisiana University

State Map

This map illustrates the ACSR network, with links to state association websites where available.

 

Your State Government

Get connected to information about your state government that can support your engagement and advocacy.

Legislature Webpage

Find the webpage for your state legislature or any state legislature in the country.

Legislative Calendar

Know when your state legislature is in session.

Your State Department of Education

Another key component in the implementation of the accountability structure in your state is your state’s Department of Education.

Legislative Trackers

These search engines support your legislative research to learn the status of bills and those that are signed into law. Please read the descriptions to find the one that will work best for you.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

This tracker contains education legislation passed by state legislatures from 2008 to the present, and includes the ability to search by state, topic, status of legislation, primary sponsor, bill number, or keyword.

Education Commission of the States (ECS)

The Education Commission of the States tracks state education policy on a wide variety of education topics.

A few ways to use the tool:

  • Scroll down to view enacted and vetoed bills on a wide variety of education topics for legislative sessions across states.
  • Click on the map graphic to view education-related legislation by state.
  • Enter keywords into the search bar to search by legislation title or click on the arrow in the issues heading to filter by legislation topics.

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