Press Releases & Statements
AACTE Statement on DeVos’s Proposal to Arm Teachers
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (August 29, 2018, Washington, D.C.) On behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), President and CEO Lynn M. Gangone issued the following statement today regarding the Trump administration’s proposal to use federal funds for placing guns in […]
Report Identifies Key Challenges, Characteristics of U.S. Colleges of Education
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (August 9, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Colleges of Education: A National Portrait, a report released today by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), provides a comprehensive picture of the nation’s schools, colleges and departments of education: the work that they do, the people […]
AACTE Statement on Child Separation Policy
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (June 22, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Today Lynn M. Gangone, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), and the AACTE Board of Directors issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order ending the immigration policy of separating children from […]
AACTE Statement on School Safety
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (March 8, 2018, Washington, D.C.) On behalf of members and the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), President and CEO Lynn M. Gangone issued the following statement today regarding the Association’s position on school safety: “It is imperative to […]
70th Annual Meeting Under Way in Baltimore for American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (March 1, 2018, Baltimore, Md.) – Today kicks off the convening of nearly 2,000 teacher educators at the Baltimore Convention Center and Hilton Baltimore for the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The conference, themed “Celebrating Our Professional Identity: […]
AACTE Statement on School Shooting in Parkland, Florida
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (February 23, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Lynn M. Gangone, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), today issued the following statement regarding the school shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida, a week ago and the nation-wide conversations that have […]
AACTE Awards to Recognize Excellence in Educator Preparation
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (Feb. 1, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of its annual awards for best practice, professional achievement and writing and research. The following institutions and individuals will be honored during AACTE’s 70th […]
AACTE Board Reaffirms Importance of National Accreditation for Educator Preparation
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (January 30, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Today, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) publicly released a statement by its Board of Directors regarding its recent vote on national accreditation: AACTE champions high-quality preparation that assures educators are profession-ready as they enter the classroom. […]
AACTE Commission Issues Proclamations for Effective Clinical Educator Preparation
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman 202-478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org (January 17, 2018, Washington, D.C.) – Clinical practice and partnership are central to high-quality teacher preparation, and although a variety of delivery models can coexist, they all must incorporate key principles to be effective, according to a report released today by a commission of the American […]
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