As PACE gears up for the new back-to-school season, we are thrilled to launch a new video featuring many of our fantastic members from across the state.  We invite you to share this video so that educators in Colorado will know that there is an organization that supports the next generation of educators.

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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AAE's Director of Education Policy and 1993 National Teacher of the Year Tracey Bailey was interviewed by CNN's American Morning about the phenomenon of student texting. Watch the video here.  Continue Reading...

Some AAE staff traveled to sunny Atlanta, Georgia (a welcome change from snow-covered Alexandria, Virginia) to attend the 2010 Coalition of Independent Educator Associations at the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) headquarters.

Independent educator associations are dedicated to putting students first, to treating educators as the professionals, and to providing teachers a choice in professional associations.

AAE, PAGE, and other associations discussed membership recruitment, legislative and legal affairs, professional learning, and charitable efforts.  Continue Reading...

AAE's Director of Education Policy, Tracey Bailey, appeared on Dr. Nancy on MSNBC last week to discuss a recent news story involving a school child being sent home and psychologically evaluated for drawing a crucifixion. Watch the interview.

For more on the story, here's a news report from Boston CBS-affiliate WBZ-TV.

Is social media just a fad? A passing craze soon to be overtaken by another distraction? Or is this truly a new revolution in communication.