Washington Update CADREI Jane West Senior Vice President February 28, 2013 Orlando, FL

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education The 113 th Congress US House of Representatives US Senate Vacancies - 2 Democrats Republicans Independents - 2 Democrats - 53 Republicans - 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

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Obama Administration – 2 nd 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 Added Selectivity Diversity Workforce Alignment Rating & Ranking High Stakes Consequences AFT Report ESEA 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

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 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 29 th : 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 1 st 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 CountCount% % Change (from 12/3/12) Complete: turned over data %1.49% Fully cooperating60.53%0.00% Completing the open records request00.00%-0.18% Not cooperating: charging excessive fees342.98%-0.18% Not cooperating: asserting intellectual property rights %-0.70% Waiting for Response %-0.35% Non-responsive242.11%0.00% Request still pending00.00% Providing them with data, but charging excessive fees %-0.18% Providing them with data, but only after withdrawing initial intellectual property claims 30.3%0.26% Providing some requested data10.1%-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 (

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

Educator Preparation 3.0 Inventing the Future

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education AACTE’s Day on the Hill June th, 2013 – Washington, DC

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