Author: Tunara Moore
Recent caucus events highlight importance of STEM ed
From: The Triangle CoalitionOn Thursday, the House Diversity and Innovation Caucus held its inaugural event, launching the caucus with a luncheon highlighting the vast underrepresentation of women and racial and ethnic minorities in STEM fields and STEM education programs. At the launch, Congressman Silvestre Reyes, a founding and influential member of the caucus, announced that […]
‘Veto-bait?’
From: Education DailyLoan reform bill clears House but could face veto – TEACH grants in jeopardy Despite House passage of a student loan reform bill with a new $375 million teacher quality grant program, the measure could face significant challenges during conference with the Senate version. It also has been threatened with a veto by […]
APB Program Cited in National Report
From: Bridgewater State CollegeThe American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has prepared a new national report entitled, “Preparing STEM Teachers: The Key to Global Competitiveness,”(pdf) and BSC is one of 50 teacher-preparation programs profiled for its ongoing commitment to increase the number of K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educators. The report […]
Math and Science
From: The American Association of University WomenA new report highlights different strategies being taken by teacher education programs to train mathematics and science teachers, addressing a topic that has become a prime focus of elected officials and educators across the country. The document, produced by the Washington-based American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, provides […]
Congressional Briefing on Preparing STEM Teachers
From: The University of KentuckyGRC staff attended a Congressional briefing on June 21, 2007, sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the U.S. Senate, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus. The purpose of this meeting was twofold. First it was designed to make Congress aware of the shortage […]
AACTE PRESENTS 2007 INTERNATIONAL GHANA STUDY TOUR “PREPARING WORLD CLASS TEACHERS AND LEARNERS”
From: Vibe GhanaThe American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) president and CEO, along with fifteen college of education deans and professors will participate in AACTE’s 2007 International Study Tour: Preparing World-Class Teachers and Learners, and travel to Ghana, West Africa. Departing from the U.S., July 16, 2007, the group is led by AACTE’s […]
GOP sens. urge combined consideration of higher ed bills
From: Education DailyRepublican senators last week banded together to lobby Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to advance the Higher Education Act reauthorization and the budget reconciliation bill to the Senate floor in tandem. In their letter dated June 12, Sens. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Lamar Alexander, […]
Congress schooled on STEM teaching crisis
From: eschoolnewsAt a June 21 briefing on Capitol Hill, federal legislators and policy makers got a lesson in why schools have a hard time recruiting and retaining teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)–and what lawmakers can do to change that. The lack of a systemic approach to recruiting, preparing, and retaining teachers in […]
Spec. Ed. Advocates Wary of Relaxing Testing Rules
From: Education WeekAs Congress wrestles with reauthorizing the 5½-year-old No Child Left Behind Act, some disability-rights advocates fear high standards for students with disabilities could be sacrificed as states seek more flexibility in the law. Some education groups, as well as lawmakers, have called for more choice in how states can administer the law’s accountability […]
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