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Higher Education Act May Finally See Action

March 18, 2008

From: Education Week“I think it’s all about teachers now,” Jane E. West, the vice president of government relations for the Washington-based American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said of the effort to improve education. “There just seems to be an increasing consensus that we really need to address the critical shortage of teachers, and […]

Another HQT loophole?

March 18, 2008

From: Education DailyFor example, ED rulemaking allowed teachers on alternative certification routes to be considered highly qualified for up to three years, if they were enrolled and making progress in a program. Thus, unlike teachers in traditional programs, they did not have to be certified or have demonstrated content competency before entering the classroom. Groups […]

‘Scientifically based’ reading not measured by teachers’ tests

March 18, 2008

From: Education DailySimilarly, Title II of the HEA requires states to report the percentages of teachers exiting programs who pass licensure exams, but does not mandate particular cut scores. “I think when these cut scores are all over the place, it creates the same dilemma we have with adequate yearly progress, where you’ve got 50 […]

Stakeholders mixed on teacher funding priorities

March 18, 2008

From: Education DailyThe budget justifies the shift in funds, saying most teachers are highly qualified and it is therefore appropriate for those funds to be used for TIF purposes. Jane West, vice president of government relations for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said her organization supports more Title II targeting, but not […]

Professor to join education board

March 18, 2008

From: The San Francisco ChronicleStanford education Professor Linda Darling-Hammond will join the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in March. The association is a national voluntary association of higher education institutions and other organizations dedicated to quality education for teachers. Darling-Hammond, considered a leader in the field of education, […]

$3M grant to aid online teacher education

March 18, 2008

From: eschoolnewsWestern Governor’s University receives Labor Department funds to help train rural educators Western Governors University, a private, nonprofit online school founded and supported by the governors of 19 western states, will receive $1 million per year for three years from the U.S. Department of Labor to test a new teacher education model. The program’s […]

AACTE’s first taste of the National Teachers Hall of Fame

March 18, 2008

From: Emporia State UniversityIn the Big Apple, The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) spiced up the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) with a sponsored panel and the ascension to Chair-elect of the AACTE Board of Directors by Dr. Kay Schallenkamp, of long-time NTHF board member and current […]

New Graduate School of Education Dean: Andrew Porter of Vanderbilt

March 18, 2008

From: The University of PennsylvaniaDr. Andrew C. Porter, the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Leadership Policy and Organization and Director of the Learning Sciences Institute in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University, has been named Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment […]

Teacher Association Backs 1 Accreditor

March 18, 2008

From: The Chronicle of Higher EducationThe American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is trying to promote a strong accreditation system to improve teacher training and to ward off possible government moves to impose new public-school teaching standards. But when the group’s leaders tried last week at their annual meeting to renew a resolution stating […]

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