This past October, Hope Street Fellow and AAE-PACE Member Ms. Jill Cullis set out to help improve teacher prep from coast-to-coast by collaborating with teachers and national leaders such as the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the U.S. Department of Education.

 

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Recently, an article in the Michigan Capitol Confidential examined the use of dues paid to the Michigan Education Association. According to a report by the Center for Public Integrity, $180 of MEA dues go to the NEA, which donated over 30 million to Democratic political causes unrelated to education.

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AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner's op-ed in the Washington Times:

 

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Some stories just get more traction than others.  Sometimes, we know what blogs will resonate with our teachers and often they just catch us by surprise.  We’ll do our best to focus on issues our teachers care about in the coming year! Take a look back at the top ten blogs from AAE in 2013.   Continue Reading...

The following statement can be attributed to the Association of American Educators Executive Director Gary Beckner.The Association of American Educators has joined a coalition of other influential groups and individuals from across the political and education spectrum in opposition to a nationalized curriculum. In conjunction with opposing a national curriculum, AAE also opposes the ongoing effort by the U.S. Department of Education to have two federally-funded testing consortia develop national curriculum guidelines, national curriculum models, national instructional materials, and national assessments using Common Core's national standards as a basis for these efforts.   Continue Reading...

AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner op-ed as featured on the The Tennessean website:   Continue Reading...

This week, May 2-8, 2011, is both National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Charter Schools Week. PACE is pleased to recognize Colorado educators and Colorado charter schools this week and every day. PACE continues to be proud of the noble work teachers do each and every day, in Colorado and across the country.   Continue Reading...

House Reauthorizes SOAR Act   Continue Reading...

Both sides of the education dialogue can agree about one thing when it comes to improving education – having an effective teacher is essential in student learning. This idea is neither liberal nor conservative, rather a simple truth that divides stake holders in its implementation, and shouldn't make American teachers defensive.

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