AACTE in the News
Teacher ed gets failing mark; Report says colleges set standards too low
From: The Chicago TribuneSharon Robinson, president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, criticized its “implicit elitism” that suggests expanding programs at highly selective institutions rather than bolstering the programs at the regional state colleges and universities, which produce about 80 percent of the teacher workforce. But Robinson also called the report “sobering” […]
Report Critical Of Training Of Teachers
From: The New York TimesDr. Levine’s report also said teachers should be trained for five years, with four years in a traditional subject like English or chemistry and one year of learning how to teach. He suggested that education programs be refocused as professional schools. Several critics said it would be impractical to shut down […]
Rulemaking could affect teacher colleges
From: Education DailyThe future of teacher preparation colleges could be a focus of new Education Department regulations. In a Federal Register notice published August 18, ED announced plans to form negotiated rulemaking committees to create rules for Higher Education Act programs, including Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants. Jade Floyd, communications manager for the American Association of […]
Entrepreneur Offers Alternative Teacher Training at New College in Chicago
From: Chronicle of Higher EducationSharon P. Robinson, president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, a professional association for colleges and other organizations that train teachers, says the real test of the American College of Education will be whether the teachers it trains are able to improve student learning. “The data will speak, […]
A Platform to Promote Teacher Ed
From: Inside Higher EdThe event, sponsored by the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, was a response to increased interest by members of Congress in learning details about federally funded Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program for States and Partnerships, said Jane E. West, vice president of government relations with AACTE Sharon Robinson, president of […]
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic-Teacher training programs need to be revamped
From: The Daily DispatchSharon Robinson, president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, responded to the report by saying that teachers colleges have not rejected the research “but the community has to find a way to accept this work in a way they can use.”
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