Author: Tunara Moore
Report Identifies Student Diversity in U.S. Colleges of Education by Race and Ethnicity
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 […]
Kim Metcalf of UNLV Begins Term as New AACTE Board Chair
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 […]
AACTE Awards to Recognize Exemplary Contributors to Educator Preparation
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 […]
AACTE Response to the Federal School Safety Commission Report
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (December 20, 2018, Washington, D.C.) On December 18, 2018, the Federal School Safety Commission released its final report, outlining the background of its work and providing recommendations for action across three broad areas: 1) prevent, 2) protect and mitigate, and 3) respond and recover. While AACTE […]
AACTE Statement on DeVos’s Proposal to Arm Teachers
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (August 29, 2018, 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 regarding the Trump administration’s proposal to use federal funds for placing guns in […]
Report Identifies Key Challenges, Characteristics of U.S. Colleges of Education
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (August 9, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Colleges of Education: A National Portrait, a report released today by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), provides a comprehensive picture of the nation’s schools, colleges and departments of education: the work that they do, the people […]
AACTE Statement on Child Separation Policy
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (June 22, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Today Lynn M. Gangone, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), and the AACTE Board of Directors issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order ending the immigration policy of separating children from […]
AACTE Convenes 2018 Washington Week, June 3-6
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (June 4, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Teacher educators and other members from colleges and schools of education across the nation are convening June 3-6 for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 2018 Washington Week. This national advocacy event for educator preparation, themed “Your […]
AACTE Statement on School Safety
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (March 8, 2018, Washington, D.C.) On behalf of members and 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 regarding the Association’s position on school safety: “It is imperative to […]