AACTE Wraps Up Virtual Training for 16th Annual Day on the Hill
AACTE delivered its first virtual Day on the Hill advocacy event this past week. Over two days, attendees met with Congressional staff, AACTE Committee on Government Relations members, and panelists to develop their advocacy toolkit. This week, the attendees will host two days of Congressional visits with the senators and representatives from their states. AACTE state teams will be advocating for the AACTE 2020 Legislative Priorities, which describe the needs of educator preparation as we address twin pandemics: COVID-19 and racial injustice.
In preparation for their virtual Congressional Visits, attendees practiced how to communicate the priorities to legislative leaders, were briefed on current data related to educator shortages, the important to increase funding toward TEACH grants and Teacher Quality Partnership Grants within educator preparation programs, and the value of funding the Institute for Education Sciences, which is the principal research agency for education in the United States.
In addition, attendees received resources to support their learning. Each of these resources is available to all AACTE members!
- AACTE 2020 Legislative Priorities
- Special Education Personnel Preparation Program 2020
- Teacher Quality Partnership Grants 2020
- Teach Grants Fact Sheet 2020
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES) 2020
- Strategies that Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Member Institutions
If you weren’t able to attend Day on the Hill this year, you can still register for AACTE’s virtual State Leaders Institute, September 22 and 23. Contact Ward Cummings with any questions related to State Leaders Institute at wcummings@aacte.org.
Thank you to all who attended our advocacy training during Day on the Hill! We look forward to seeing you at the State Leaders Institute!
Tags: advocacy, diversity, equity, federal issues, funding, inclusion, Washington Week
