Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Oct. 2, 2015

Date Posted: 10/02/2015 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
October and the weekend have arrived! Here are education stories that made the news this week.

If you plan to submit written feedback to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) about its troubling plan to allow superintendents to become certified despite having no master's degree or prior experience as an educator, the public comment period ends Monday, Oct. 5. ATPE has been a vocal opponent of the proposed rule change and submitted formal written comments to the board yesterday. Read more about the proposal that's on the agenda for SBEC's next meeting on Oct. 16 and view our complete written comments in ATPE Lobbyist Kate Kuhlmann's blog post from yesterday. Click here for more details on how you may submit your own comments to SBEC via e-mail between now and Monday.
From Washington, D.C., it was announced today that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will step down in December. That's one of many education news highlights you'll pick up when you follow Teach the Vote, ATPE, and members of our lobby team on Twitter and other social media sites. Here's a recent sampling:

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