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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 […]
Teacher Quality Lawsuit – Renee v. Spellings
From: the Texas Ed Equity BlogToday, a coalition of parents, students, community groups, and legal advocates sued the United States Department of Education and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings for violating the teacher quality provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. In the first lawsuit of its kind, the coalition argues that a […]
Teacher Quality Lawsuit Update
From: Education Week NCLB Act II BlogA quick update on the new teacher quality lawsuit: My colleague Vaishali Honawar has a story with more details here. Also, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education supports the lawsuit. “The federal government needs to close this loophole that allows unprepared and uncertified teachers to enter the […]
A Quality Teacher In Every Classroom
From: the Quick and the EdA California-based coalition of parents and community members is suing the USDOE for violating teacher quality provisions. Press release from Public Advocates, which is representing the coalition, provides details about the lawsuit, which is supported by AACTE. Meanwhile, UFT leader Randi Weingarten guest-blogs at length on Eduwonk about the teacher […]
East Bay students sue over teacher quality
From: the Contra Costa TimesStudents from the Hayward, Los Angeles and West Contra Costa school districts filed a federal lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Education over teacher quality rules. When Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, lawmakers specified that teachers needed full credentials and must teach in a subject […]
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