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This week, May 2-8, 2011, is both National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Charter Schools Week. PACCE and AAE are pleased to recognize Clark County educators and charter schools this week and every week. Read Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's statement on the occasion here.
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Beginning in Wisconsin, legislation aimed at curbing union power, advancing education reform policy, and ending forced unionism has spread across the country. Currently states in every part of the country are in various stages of passing their own laws as the protests and debates rage on. The national unions and their state counterparts are on the defensive, organizing large ballot initiative campaigns and considering increasing their dues to pay for their efforts to preserve their monopolies. Make sure to follow the news in your state by reading AAE's daily blog posts.
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Most adults today remember countless hours spent practicing their cursive in elementary school. These days it's hard to remember when we last used the skill, unless maybe to sign a check. According to reports, cursive instruction is dying out all over the country. Will the once staple of a grammar school education go the way of the abacus for today's children?
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Member Mention: New Jersey Teacher to Earn Special Education Certification with AAEF Scholarship
posted by: Colin | March 23, 2011, 07:30 PM Ms. Danielle Blakely, a teacher at the Ethical Community Charter School in Jersey City, was awarded a scholarship by the Association of American Educators Foundation to continue her education and pursue a special education certification. The funding will offset the costs of books and classes for the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program at Caldwell College. AAE Director of Professional Development Jill Newell was on hand to deliver her certificate personally. Continue Reading...
AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner op-ed on National School Choice Week as featured on Townhall Magazine's website:
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A public charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota has been gaining national attention for its innovative vision and spin on learning. The Avalon School is a teacher-run school with no administrators, secretaries or even librarians. This school and others like it have been gaining steam as a means to challenge the classic public school environment, and according to a new study, are producing results.
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Charter Schools Serving as Models for Other Public Schools
posted by: Colin | November 08, 2010, 05:12 PM
Charter schools were designed as a "research and development" outlet for public schools. Operating on state funds, public charter schools have been able to implement new ideas for their students and teachers without having to follow the same rigid structures of some public schools. The U.S. Department of Education is now conducting a feasibility study on ways to support the spread of promising charter school practices across the country.
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