Press Releases & Statements
AACTE Stands Firmly Against Administration’s Proposed Cuts to Education
(May 2, 2025, Washington, D.C.) — AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) expresses profound disappointment in the Trump Administration’s directives to defund educational grant programs. The proposed budget plan collectively cuts $163 billion in non-defense programs. Out of that total, $12 billion from the Department of Education is at risk, including Teacher Quality […]
AACTE Statement on Student Aid Cuts in the House Reconciliation Bill
(May 1, 2025, Washington, D.C.) — A bill passed this week in a party-line vote of the House Education & Workforce Committee that would make it harder for schools and school districts to fill vacancies for qualified teachers, school counselors, principals, and other essential school personnel. The proposed legislation eliminates federal loan programs, restricts existing […]
Notice to Members: Fourth Circuit Decision in AACTE, NCTR and MACTE v. McMahon
On April 10, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay on the preliminary injunction issued on March 17 in the case filed by AACTE, MACTE, and NCTR regarding the termination of teacher preparation grants. The court offered no rationale for its decision, but it did reference the Supreme Court ruling that was issued […]
AACTE Statement on Supreme Court Order Regarding TQP and SEED Grants
(April 7, 2025, Washington D.C.) — Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an order in an emergency appeal filed by the Trump Administration concerning the termination of Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) and Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grants. This opinion reverses the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by lower courts […]
Federal Court Orders Terminated Teacher Preparation Grants Reinstated for AACTE, NCTR, MACTE Members
(Washington, D.C., March 17, 2025) — The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled in favor of AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education), the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) and the Maryland Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE) to reinstate grants created to support teacher preparation pathways across the […]
AACTE Opposes Efforts to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
(March 12, 2025, Washington, D.C.) — On behalf of AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education), President and CEO Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Ph.D., issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and the House of Representative’s vote yesterday on a continuing resolution that supports that […]
AACTE, NCTR File Lawsuit to Protect Federal Funding for Educator Preparation Programs
Lawsuit Seeks to End the Unlawful Termination of U.S. Department of Education Grants (March 3, 2025, Washington, D.C.) — AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education), along with its Maryland affiliate, the Maryland Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE), and the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR), filed a lawsuit today to challenge the termination of […]
AACTE, NCTR, 100+ Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Grant Cancellations
(March 3, 2025, Washington, D.C.) — AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) and the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) sent a letter Friday on behalf of 104 organizations to the 119th Congress requesting the immediate reversal of the cancellations of SEED (Supporting Effective Educator Development), TQP (Teacher Quality Partnership) and Teacher and […]
Anne Tapp Jaksa of Saginaw Valley State University Assumes Role as AACTE Board Chair
(Feb. 25, 2025, Washington, D.C.) — AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) welcomes Anne Tapp Jaksa, Ph.D., professor of teacher education at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), into her role as the 2025-26 chair of the AACTE Board of Directors. For the next year, Jaksa will serve alongside AACTE President and CEO Cheryl […]
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