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American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
The 113th Congress
US House of Representatives US Senate
Vacancies - 2
Democrats - 200Republicans - 233
Independents - 2
Democrats - 53Republicans - 45
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
New Members of Congress
• 82 new House Members
• 13 new Senators
• Over 20% of Members of Congress are new
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Key Leaders• House of Representatives– John Kline (R-MN)
Chair, Education and the Workforce Committee
– George Miller (D-CA)Ranking Member, Education and the Workforce Comm.
• Senate– Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Chair, HELP Committee – (retiring in 2014)
– Lamar Alexander (R-TN)Ranking Member, HELP Committee
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
The Legislative Agenda• Elementary and Secondary Education Act• Perkins Career and Technical Ed Act• Child Care Development Block Grant• Education Services Reform Act – IES• Head Start• Higher Education Act• IDEA• Workforce Investment Act
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
So Far in 2013… In the House:• “Raising the Bar: How are Schools Measuring Teacher
Performance?”– Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary
Education; Thursday February 28, 2013• “Protecting Students and Teachers: A Discussion of School
Safety”– Full Committee; Wednesday February 27, 2013
• “Raising the Bar: How Education Innovation Can Improve Student Achievement”– Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary
Education; Thursday February 14, 2013• “Challenges and Opportunities Facing America’s Schools and
Workplaces”– Full Committee; Tuesday February 5, 2013
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
So Far in 2013… In the Senate:
“No Child Left Behind: Early Lessons from State Flexibility Waivers”– Full Committee Hearing; February 7, 2013
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
The Fiscal Mess• March 1 – Sequestration– 5% across the board spending cut• $725 million to Title I• $600 million to IDEA
• March 27 – Continuing Resolution for FY ‘13 Expires– Must act to keep federal government open
• March 2013 – President releases FY ‘14 budget• Summer 2013 – Debt Ceiling Needs to be Raised
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Obama Administration – 2nd Term
• Impact of Reforms
– Teacher Evaluations, New Assessments, Common Core
– Waivers, Race to the Top
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Plan for a Strong Middle Class and a Strong America
• High quality preschool for every child
• Master Teacher Corps for STEM – 10,000 teachers
• Modernize America’s high schools – competition to redesign high school for relevance
• Holding higher education accountable for cost, value, quality
“The President will call on Congress to consider value, affordability and student outcomes in making determinations about which colleges and universities receive access to federal student aid, either by incorporating measures of value and affordability into the existing accreditation system; or by establishing a new, alternative system of accreditation that would provide pathways for higher education models and colleges to receive federal student aid based on performance results.”
College Scorecard• Interactive tool so students and families can
compare costs and quality
Outcome Measures
Value AddedSelectivityDiversity
Workforce Alignment
Rating & Ranking
High Stakes Consequences
AFT ReportESEA
Reauthorization
Higher Ed Act Reauthorization
Negotiated Rulemaking
New Obama Admin.
Proposals (FY ‘14 Budget)Educator
Preparation Reform Act
(Reed-Honda Bill)
Equity & Excellence
Commission Report
NCTQ
New CAEP Standards
PEDS Report
CCSSO Report
Educator Preparation
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Educator Preparation Timeline
• March: Department of Education’s proposed teacher preparation regulations (neg-reg)
• March 20: “The Changing Teacher Preparation Profession” PEDS Report
• February 22 – March 29th: Comment period for CAEP Standards
• April 1: NCTQ/USNWR teacher preparation report
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
NCTQ/USNWR Ratings on Teacher Preparation Programs
• Due out around April 1st
• Likely state events in NC, IL, NY and one out west; no national event
• Seeking endorsements from NEA, CCSSO, others
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Institutional Participation Chart
Institution Count Count %
% Change (from
12/3/12)Complete: turned over data 469 41.14% 1.49%
Fully cooperating 6 0.53% 0.00%
Completing the open records request 0 0.00% -0.18%
Not cooperating: charging excessive fees 34 2.98% -0.18%
Not cooperating: asserting intellectual property rights 20 1.75% -0.70%
Waiting for Response 573 50.26% -0.35%
Non-responsive 24 2.11% 0.00%
Request still pending 0 0.00% 0.00%
Providing them with data, but charging excessive fees 10 0.88% -0.18%
Providing them with data, but only after withdrawing initial intellectual property
claims3 0.3% 0.26%
Providing some requested data 1 0.1% -0.18%
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Undergraduate Programs Meeting Selectivity Criteria (by State)
• Alaska – 100%• Nevada – 100%• New Mexico – 100%• North Dakota – 100%• West Virginia – 100%
• Maryland – 42%• Massachusetts – 53%• Utah – 50%• Vermont – 50%• Washington – 25%
Source: 2012 State Teacher Policy Yearbook, NCTQ 2012(http://www.nctq.org/stpy11/reports/stpy12_national_report.pdf)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AACTE Tools• Institution Preparation Kit
• State Chapter Preparation Kit
• New PEDS Report Released March 20 at the National Press Club “The Changing Teacher Preparation Profession”
• New AACTE Blog
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
New State Law Templates – Possible Ideas
• Accountability
• Investing in Partnerships for Clinical Preparation
• Recruitment and Diversity
• Workforce Alignment
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AACTE’s Day on the Hill
• June 19-20th, 2013–Washington, DC