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posted by: Ruthie
| February 04, 2013, 03:07 pm
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Today the 2013 annual membership survey was released by the Association of American Educators. The survey was conducted this fall, polling AAE members from all 50 states on issues relating to education and labor reform.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 31, 2013, 02:37 pm
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As we continue to celebrate National School Choice Week 2013, we hope that you will consider reading up on the issues. AAE supports National School Choice Week because we support educators in all settings and applauds their individual choices about where they practice their profession. By getting involved in the movement, we hope to engage teachers in a discussion about how school choice policies affect themselves and their communities.
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posted by: Melissa
| January 30, 2013, 02:30 pm
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Lisa Bender, a marketing teacher at Southern Garrett High School, had an idea to collaborate with Angie Meyer’s sixth grade Language Arts class. The two teachers designed a project to expose the students to entrepreneurial concepts and to teach economic and financial literacy principals as well, using the novel Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen. The project was student-centered and made heavy use of technology, but it also cost funds that the two teachers did not have.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 29, 2013, 01:58 pm
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Federal Lawmakers Recognize National School Choice Week
This week, as we celebrate National School Choice Week, several federal elected officials have taken time to recognize the grassroots movement aimed at providing educational options for all stakeholders. U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) released the following statement in recognition of National School Choice Week:
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 29, 2013, 01:45 pm
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AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner's op-ed on the importance of school choice and National School Choice Week on Townhall Magazine's website:
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