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Gary Beckner op-ed on School Choice 2012
posted by: Alix | January 19, 2012, 09:21 am
AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner op-ed on school choice options as featured on the Washington Times website:   Continue Reading...
Sneak Peek: AAE Video for National School Choice Week
posted by: Alix | January 17, 2012, 01:24 pm
AAE is pleased to present our new video showcasing teacher choice in action!Teacher's Choice presents portraits of four American educators who've selected non-standard paths. Teachers at a charter school, an online school and a parochial school are all featured, as well as a teacher at a traditional district school who declined membership in the local union. Their journeys have only one thing in common -- the options less traveled.   Continue Reading...
EIA Report: NEA Spends $18.8M on Advocacy Groups
posted by: Alix | January 10, 2012, 01:26 pm
The Education Intelligence Agency, a popular education research blog run by union-watchdog Mike Antonucci, has analyzed the NEA's 2010-11 financial disclosure report and discovered that the largest teachers union in the country has given nearly $19 million of teacher dues, some collected by force, to advocacy groups and primarily left-leaning causes. Up $5 million from the previous year, the NEA has increased their advocacy spending despite a climate of declining membership and harsh budget realities.   Continue Reading...
New Study: Effective Teachers Make Long Lasting Impact
posted by: Alix | January 09, 2012, 02:42 pm
Reformers and education advocates for years have touted the key to success for students, regardless of grade level, is whether they have access to an effective teacher. Study after study has shown that with effective teachers, students are not only put in positions to succeed, but can potentially make tremendous gains in closing achievement gaps.   Continue Reading...
AAE Federal Update January 9, 2012
posted by: Alix | January 09, 2012, 12:00 am
NCLB Turns 10  After years of controversy, headaches in states and districts, and heated rhetoric from politicians on all sides, No Child Left Behind, the cornerstone piece of federal education legislation turned 10-years-old this week. What began as one of the nation's largest and most publicized pieces of bi-partisan legislation championed by then President George W. Bush and unlikely liberal ally, the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) has produced mixed results and long delays in reform for American students and teachers.   Continue Reading...
AAE in the News: AAE Featured in the Connecticut Post
posted by: Alix | January 06, 2012, 03:54 pm
AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner letter to the editor as featured on the The Connecticut Post website:   Continue Reading...
AAE & National School Choice Week 2012: You're Invited!
posted by: Alix | January 05, 2012, 03:45 pm
AAE will once again join with other like-minded groups in signing on to National School Choice Week this January 22-28, 2012. Here at AAE, we recognize that School choice is a vital component of the education reform movement. Every education setting is a choice. AAE applauds that there are more career options than ever for teachers, allowing educators to match their vision of education with schools that share that same vision.   Continue Reading...
Let's face it, budgets are tight and after an expensive holiday season, there are no shortages of "penniless teachers" across the country. In examining the resolutions of countless teachers this new year, saving money seems to top many lists. While most educators often foot the bill for classroom projects and supplies, a new blog called Penniless Teacher, provides a one-stop-shop for classroom teachers seeking easy funding opportunities via current listings of teacher scholarships and grants, teacher contests, and teacher giveaways.   Continue Reading...
The Association of American Educators Foundation (AAEF) would like to extend our congratulations to the winners of the fall 2011 National Scholarships and Grants competition!   Continue Reading...
AAE’s Colorado Partner Signs on to School Grading Coalition
posted by: Alix | December 12, 2011, 03:14 pm
AAE's Colorado state partner, the Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE), announced today that the organization is signing on with other like-minded groups in promoting a new website called Colorado School Grades, a new online tool that will help parents, students, educators, and community members better understand how their local schools are performing.   Continue Reading...
For-Profit Alternative Certification Programs on the Rise
posted by: Alix | November 29, 2011, 06:18 pm
With the teaching profession growing and evolving, one theme that remains constant is the fact that effective teachers are the key to student success. With over half of the current teacher workforce retiring in the next ten years, attracting new and seasoned professionals to the classroom will be one of our greatest challenges. As we explore new avenues for teacher preparation, for-profit alternative certification programs have caught on and are growing exponentially in states across the country.   Continue Reading...
Eight Reasons to “Like” iNacol
posted by: Jill | November 16, 2011, 02:50 pm
I experienced my first Virtual Schools Symposium last week in Indianapolis (It snowed). The International Association for K-12 Online Learning, iNACOL, organizes the event every year. What a quality experience! Let me count the ways:   Continue Reading...
Poll: Americans Warming to Education Reforms
posted by: Alix | November 10, 2011, 04:00 pm
As reported by AAE, a poll released in late summer by Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup highlighted some interesting facts about the changing public perceptions regarding teacher unions. While clearly the American people are seeing the growing disconnect between teachers and unions as evidenced by this poll, the typical American voter is also becoming more and more informed about public education reform and the need for change in our struggling system.   Continue Reading...
AAE Federal Update November 8, 2011
posted by: Alix | November 08, 2011, 04:31 pm

AAE Releases National Membership Survey

Last week, AAE released its annual member survey about key education issues. Polling member teachers from all fifty states, survey results show progressive stances toward education and labor reform, particularly with regard to school choice, technology, attracting new teachers to the workforce, and collective bargaining.

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Teach for America Program Showing Gains, AAE Member Support
posted by: Alix | November 03, 2011, 04:33 pm
Teach for America (TFA), a non-profit organization that recruits top college graduate to teach in high-need schools after an intensive training has been showing steady gains in student test scores for years in urban districts and states across the county. According to the state card on teacher training released earlier this week, Teach for America participants outperform veteran teachers in Tennessee and recent graduates from traditional colleges of education.   Continue Reading...
AAE Releases 2011 Member Survey
posted by: Alix | November 02, 2011, 09:11 am
Today the 2011 annual membership survey was released by the Association of American Educators. The survey was conducted this summer, polling AAE members from all 50 states on issues relating to education and labor reform. Survey results showed shifting attitudes toward policies including school choice, technology, attracting new teachers to the workforce, and collective bargaining.   Continue Reading...
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Ms. Julia Gumminger, a teacher at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth in Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded a scholarship by the Association of American Educators Foundation to help supplement the costs of attending graduate classes at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. The courses are part of a graduate program in management and will prepare Ms. Gumminger for a role in administration at her current school.   Continue Reading...
AAE Federal Update October 25, 2011
posted by: Alix | October 25, 2011, 01:41 pm

Full-Scale NCLB Overhaul Clears Senate Committee

On the heels of Senator Harkin's (D-IA) decision to ax the major teacher evaluation provision from his No Child Left Behind overhaul draft, and AAE's statement of support for educator accountability, the debate over a comprehensive bill concluded last week on Capitol Hill with a draft of a NCLB re-write clearing committee.

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In the wake of unilaterally negative press and legislative and legal battles across the country, the National Education Association is undoubtedly coping with new fiscal realities. According to its latest financial disclosures, the NEA has lost over 100,000 active members since the 2009-10 school year. While non-union groups, like AAE and its partners, are experiencing tremendous growth: nearly 30% during the same time frame.   Continue Reading...
Last week Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released a large scale bill to reauthorize the current federal education law, No Child Left Behind. Working with Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) on a bipartisan effort to retool the controversial law, the initial proposal heavily mirrored the Obama administration's long-standing blueprint for reauthorization coupled with the NCLB waiver package released last month. However, after emergency lobbying efforts by the NEA and AFT, the bill has taken a drastic turn with regard to teacher accountability, disappointing Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other education reform groups.   Continue Reading...
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