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Differentiated Instruction Training in Arkansas
posted by: Jill | May 25, 2011, 09:37 am
The Arkansas State Teachers Association (ASTA) recently held a Differentiated Instruction (DI) Training at the Dawson Education Cooperative located in Arkadelphia. AAE director of professional development, Jill Newell, lead the workshop.   Continue Reading...
AAE Signs on in Opposition to National Curriculum
posted by: Alix | May 09, 2011, 09:57 am
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's op-ed as featured on The Tennessean website:   Continue Reading...
Ms. Pamela Graybeal, a teacher at Unionville High School in Kennett Square, PA, was awarded a scholarship by the Association of American Educators Foundation to attend the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference in Boston this January. The funding offset the costs of registration and travel expenses for the conference. AAE Director of Professional Development Jill Newell was on hand to deliver her award personally.   Continue Reading...
AAE Celebrates Teachers & Charters This Week
posted by: Alix | May 02, 2011, 11:06 am
This week, May 2-8, 2011, is both National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Charter Schools Week. AAE is pleased to recognize both American educators and charter schools this week and every day. Read Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's statement on the occasion here.   Continue Reading...
AAE and the Issue of Forced Unionism
posted by: Alix | March 25, 2011, 01:58 pm
In light of the labor battles brewing across the country, members and others interested in our organization have inquired about AAE's position on compulsory unionism, forced dues, strikes, and sick-outs.   Continue Reading...
Gary Beckner op-ed on Union Battle
posted by: Alix | February 24, 2011, 11:24 am
AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner op-ed as featured on the Washington Times website:   Continue Reading...

Here’s some good news for educators this spring: You could receive up to $500 from AAE for professional development or for classroom supplies. You don't have to be an AAE member to apply and the application is online. What do you have to lose?

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Welcome to National School Choice Week
posted by: Alix | January 24, 2011, 11:21 am
The first ever National School Choice Week started yesterday! This week, January 23-29, groups of students, parents, and teachers are joining hands in supporting choice in education. Grassroots organizations from all over the country are celebrating this monumental occasion with events in almost every state.   Continue Reading...
This week, AAE announced the final round of scholarship recipients that will receive complimentary registrations to the 18th Annual California Charter Schools Conference.   Continue Reading...
Mr. Andrew Palmer, a teacher at Lathrop Middle School in Kansas City, Missouri and longtime AAE member, was one of the many deserving educators to receive a national grant from the AAE Foundation last month. Mr. Palmer teaches 7th and 8th grade reading and applied for a grant to supplement his classroom library.   Continue Reading...
This week, AAE announced the first round of scholarship recipients to receive complimentary registrations to the 18th Annual California Charter Schools Conference.   Continue Reading...
Winners for the fall AAEF Teacher Scholarship and Classroom Grants competition have been announced.   Continue Reading...
Gary Beckner op-ed on 2010 Member Survey
posted by: Alix | November 22, 2010, 09:27 am
AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner op-ed on the 2010 member survey as featured on Townhall Magazine's website:   Continue Reading...
Member Mentions: Family Game Night for the Deaf Community
posted by: Alix | October 04, 2010, 12:00 am
Now that the fall deadline for scholarships and grants applications has passed, I thought it would be a great day to highlight the hard work of one of our past recipients.   Continue Reading...
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Teachers, you have so many good ideas for your classroom. Well, here is something that will make those ideas a reality—winning a $500 teacher scholarship or classroom grant. It is worth taking time to apply.

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Here’s some good news for educators this fall: You could receive up to $500 from AAE for professional development or for classroom supplies. You don't have to be an AAE member to apply and the application is online. What do you have to lose?  Continue Reading...

The Association of American Educators has awarded a classroom grant to LaWanda Brewer, deaf and hard-of-hearing teacher at Becky-David Elementary in St. Charles, Missouri. The grant supported bringing deaf storytellers Peter Cook and Nina Wilson to students in the Francis Howell School District to celebrate the St. Louis Storytelling Festival.  Continue Reading...

Northwest Professional Educators, Association of American Educators' state partner for Washington, Oregon and Idaho, awarded a classroom mini-grant to Kathy Muscat, guidance counselor at Jerome High School in Jerome, Idaho. The $300 award will fund ACT test preparation guides for the school's ACT test prep course.  Continue Reading...

AAE's Tracey Bailey on Teacher Activism Gone Too Far
posted by: Colin | May 19, 2010, 11:24 am

AAE’s Director of Education Policy and 1993 National Teacher of the Year Tracey Bailey was interviewed in a story about teacher activism for Congress.org. The article reports on the activism of an Oregon schoolteacher who is in trouble for creating an anti-Tea Party Movement website.  Continue Reading...

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