Tag: federal issues

AACTE Urges Congress and Local Leaders to Protect Students and Educators in our Schools

(May 27, 2022, Washington, D.C.)  On behalf of AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education), President and CEO Lynn M. Gangone issued the following statement after the most recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which at least 19 students and two teachers were murdered: “Our nation has experienced yet another senseless act of […]

AACTE Statement on Federal Government Push to Reopen Schools Prematurely

(July 15, 2020, 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 intent to withhold federal funds to force schools and universities to reopen with in-person education this fall: “AACTE […]