- All Sections
- content: Blog (164)
AAE Supports Utah’s Charter School Teachers through New Partnership with UAPCS
posted by: Alix | October 18, 2011, 12:00 am
Today, AAE and the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools (UAPCS) announce a new partnership to support Utah's charter school teachers. Teachers and other employees of member schools of UAPCS are eligible to join AAE for a great low price – only $160 per year. This is a great opportunity for charter school teachers who are looking for membership in a pro-charter teacher organization.
Continue Reading...
Member Mention: Utah Educator Outfits Entire Virtual School with Online Subscription via AAEF Grant
posted by: Alix | October 12, 2011, 10:11 pm
Ms. Delaina Tonks, a teacher at the Open High School of Utah, was awarded a classroom grant to provide her entire school with subscriptions to a cutting-edge presentation website. The online service known as, "Sliderocket," allows students and teachers alike to share information and presentations in real time and is particularly useful among online school communities.
Continue Reading...
Member Mention: Pennsylvania Educator Supplements Classroom Library with AAEF Grant
posted by: Alix | September 30, 2011, 02:33 pm
Mrs. Sherry Crane, a teacher at Wattsburg Area Elementary in Eerie, Pennsylvania, was one of the many deserving educators to receive a national grant from the AAE Foundation in June. Mrs. Crane teaches 1st grade reading and applied for a grant to add to her classroom library for an independent and partner reading program.
Continue Reading...
Member Mention: Oklahoma Educator Purchases Kiln Equipment for Art Class via AAEF Grant
posted by: Alix | September 23, 2011, 01:29 pm
Ms. Mojah Hamner, an art teacher at Fort Gibson High School, in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, was awarded an AAEF grant to purchase supplies to supplement a newly acquired kiln for her ceramics classes. This equipment, known as "furniture," will complete a previously donated kiln, allowing it to be in working order for the entire student body.
Continue Reading...
Reminder: National Teacher Scholarship & Classroom Grants Fall Competition
posted by: Jill | September 16, 2011, 07:33 am Teachers, you have so many good ideas for your classroom. Well, here is something that will make those ideas a reality—winning a $500 teacher scholarship or classroom grant. It is worth taking time to apply. Continue Reading...
This week we look back on another Labor Day gone, and the hope and promise of a new school year ahead. While most Americans see Labor Day as a long weekend marking the end of summer, it is critical to not only recognize the history and hardship of the workers of over century ago, but recognize the state of labor today.
Continue Reading...
Member Mention: AAEF Awards Hardship Grant to Joplin Tornado Victim
posted by: Alix | August 26, 2011, 08:30 am
This summer, Ms. Andrea Thomas of Joplin, MO was awarded a hardship grant to purchase materials for her students lost in May's natural disaster. The funding will allow Ms. Thomas to replenish her classroom with supplies including notebooks, books, and other office supplies lost in the tornado. In addition, Ms. Thomas' professional membership in AAE was extended free of charge for one year.
Continue Reading...
Listen Live to AAEAugust 22- 26, 2011 Continue Reading...
Member Mention: Utah Educator Outfits Her Classroom with Supplies for New School Year via AAEF Grant
posted by: Alix | August 19, 2011, 09:06 am
Ms. Stephanie Proud, a teacher at Providence Hall Charter School in Herriman, Utah, was awarded an AAEF scholarship to outfit her classroom with new writing supplies. The funding will allow Ms. Proud to create a permanent writing center in the classroom, complete with a post office, a variety of writing utensils and materials, including individual whiteboards, student journals, and bookmaking supplies. AAE Director of Professional Development Jill Newell was on hand to deliver her certificate personally alongside her principal.
Continue Reading...
A major reason why I began working for the "professional educator association" movement was because, as a classroom teacher, I was frustrated by the fact that the public often perceives teachers as a narrow-minded group of professionals that all hold the same, union-influenced opinion when it comes to education policy. AAE knows better, and that is one reason this organization is so valuable. AAE proved that teachers are, in fact, a diverse group of professionals that have a wide variety of intelligent opinions about what the future of education should look like.
Continue Reading...
Secretary Duncan Takes Action on NCLB With the arrival of the new school year and the President Obama-backed deadline to overhaul No Child Left Behind expiring, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced plans last week to issue accountability waivers to individual states in exchange for reforms. While the waiver plan has loomed over legislators in Congress all summer, the debt-ceiling fiasco took precedence over any meaningful progress on education. Now that legislators are home for August recess, it's clear that a congressional solution is at least months away. Continue Reading...
The debt ceiling debate has played out like a soap opera all summer long with the U.S. credit score hanging in the balance. After intense debate and uproar, emergency bipartisan legislation was enacted on Tuesday, mere hours before we were to hit a cap on our borrowing. With the reported apocalyptic economic downfall behind us, education stakeholders are now evaluating the new budget cap and its inevitable impact on federal K-12 spending.
Continue Reading...
Education Secretary Duncan Testifies About Education Budget Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education about the proposed federal education budget. In the wake of the heated debate related to spending cuts, Secretary Duncan made his case for President Obama's 2012 budget specific to the Department's future goals. Continue Reading...This weekend union leaders and liberal advocacy groups from across the country rallied in Washington, D.C. for the "Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action." With a smaller crowd than predicted, at just 3,000 people, teachers and anti-reform advocates rallied to protest everything from No Child Left Behind, to standardized tests, and everything in between somehow labeled as education reform. Continue Reading...
This weekend, union leaders and liberal advocacy groups from across the country will march in Washington, D.C. for what they call the "Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action."
Continue Reading...
Teacher unions are in a bit of a financial pinch these days. With declining membership, unilaterally negative press, and countless brewing legislative and legal battles, union leaders are struggling to live within their means. According to tax documents, despite taking in more than $1.5 billion in nationwide revenue in 2008-09, some states are literally upside-down. Faced with difficult decisions about keeping bloated staffs and fueling political agendas, state union chapters across the country are imposing dues hikes and various one-time legislative "assessments" to keep afloat.
Continue Reading...
Member Mention: NWPE Educator Mentors Young Student to Science Superstardom
posted by: Alix | June 17, 2011, 02:51 pm
Ms. Kira Powell, a rising senior at Odessa High School in Washington recently won first place in her regional, state, and later national science fair. This past May, she competed in an international competition, where she also received first place for independent research and a "best of" award in Plant Sciences. In July, she will compete in the international competition in London.
Continue Reading...
Member Mention: Maryland Teacher Attends Counseling Conference with AAEF Grant
posted by: Alix | June 10, 2011, 08:36 am
Ms. Christi Bello, a teacher at Northfield Elementary in Ellicott City, MD, was awarded a scholarship by the Association of American Educators Foundation to attend the International Search Institute Conference in Austin, TX. The funding offset the costs of registration and travel expenses for the conference. AAE Director of Professional Development Jill Newell visited the Baltimore suburb personally to deliver her AAEF certificate alongside her principal.
Continue Reading...
Teachers and students have a reason to celebrate: recent analysis reveals strong signs of improvement in graduation rates. The Editorial Projects in Education Research Center revealed that the national graduation rate for public school stands at 71.7%, the highest since the 1980's.
Continue Reading...
Congratulations to the winners of the Spring 2011 AAEF Teacher Scholarship and Classroom Grant competition!
posted by: Jill | June 08, 2011, 09:13 am
The following educators have been selected from a pool of applicants nationwide. AAEF applauds the innovation and commitment which these teachers demonstrate to their students and their profession.
Continue Reading...
|
|
|