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Washington UpdateCADREI

Jane WestSenior Vice President

[email protected] 28, 2013

Orlando, FL

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


New Members of Congress

• 82 new House Members

• 13 new Senators

• Over 20% of Members of Congress are new


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


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


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


So Far in 2013… In the Senate:

“No Child Left Behind: Early Lessons from State Flexibility Waivers”– Full Committee Hearing; February 7, 2013


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


Obama Administration – 2nd Term

• Impact of Reforms

– Teacher Evaluations, New Assessments, Common Core

– Waivers, Race to the Top


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


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


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


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%


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)

http://www.nctq.org/stpy11/reports/stpy12_national_report.pdf




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


New State Law Templates – Possible Ideas

• Accountability

• Investing in Partnerships for Clinical Preparation

• Recruitment and Diversity

• Workforce Alignment

Educator Preparation 3.0 Inventing the Future


AACTE’s Day on the Hill

• June 19-20th, 2013–Washington, DC

And Remember…

“If you’re not at the table,you’re probably on the menu.”

www.aacte.org

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