Author: Tunara Moore
With limited training, Teach for America recruits play expanding role in schools
From Washington Post By Michael BirnbaumWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, August 23, 2010; A01 Four months ago, Jamila Best was still in college. Two months ago, she started training to become a teacher. Monday morning, the 21-year-old will walk into a D.C. classroom, take a deep breath and dive into one of the most difficult assignments […]
AACTE Names New Journal Editorial Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Jerrica Thurman (202) 478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org Michigan State University to Host Journal of Teacher Education (January 28, 2015, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is pleased to announce Michigan State University’s College of Education as the next editorial host of the Journal of […]
AACTE President/CEO Leads National Webcast and Discussion on Excellence in Public Education
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Training Accountable Teachers
From: INSIDE HIGHER EDby Iza Wojciechowska WASHINGTON — Many teachers are failing at their jobs, and teacher preparation programs are not being held accountable for failing to train them well. That’s the conclusion of a new report, released Thursday at the Center for American Progress, that offers solutions for streamlining the standards used to assess […]
AACTE President and CEO Sharon P. Robinson on New Center for American Progress Accountability for Teacher Education Report
(July 29, 2010, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education welcomes the Center for American Progress’ (CAP) important report, “Measuring What Matters: A Stronger Accountability Model for Teacher Education.” We also applaud CAP for engaging Ed Crowe to write it and for releasing it at this propitious time. The report is […]
AACTE’s Jane West Participates in National Panel on Teacher Education Program Accountability
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Teacher-Education Programs Are Unaccountable and Undemanding, Report Says
From: Chronicle of Higher EducationBy Eric Kelderman Washington Most states are doing little or nothing to hold teacher-education programs accountable for the quality of their graduates, according to a new report that also criticizes colleges for setting low standards for education majors. As a result, several alternative teacher-preparation programs, such as Teach for America and […]
Report: States Must Strengthen Teacher-Preparation Accountability
From: Education Weekby Stephen Sawchuk States should overhaul the accountability mechanisms for teacher-preparation programs so that they focus on the effectiveness of graduates in classrooms, as measured by such factors as value-added data, classroom-based teacher observations, surveys of graduates and administrators, and data on the “persistence” or retention rates of graduates in the profession, an […]
Teacher Educators: Strong Clinical Preparation is Imperative to Improve Schools, Boost Teacher Quality
AACTE Leaders Call for Extensive Clinical Experience for All Prospective Teachers, Release Compendium of Rigorous Clinical Teacher Prep Programs WASHINGTON, DC (June 17, 2010) – More than 200 teacher educators from across the country gathered in Washington, DC today, highlighting the importance of high-quality teacher preparation programs as critical to the nation’s commitment to K-12 […]
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