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State Affiliate Organizations
State-level advocacy occurs primarily through AACTE’s network of affiliated state organizations. AACTE has a relationship with 38 state associations of colleges for teacher education. AACTE collaborates with these organizations to strengthen collective advocacy efforts, share experience and expertise, and expand members’ professional development opportunities. AACTE’s relationship with these organizations is a voluntary mutual affiliation that advances members’ interests.
Advisory Council of State Representatives
Leaders from state AACTE affiliate organizations comprise the Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR). The primary purpose of ACSR is to serve as a collaborative network for state association leaders across the nation and to represent state-level perspectives in AACTE activities as well as help identify important issues for AACTE to monitor and manage.
ACSR elects an Executive Committee which convenes the state associations and manages programming to develop state association organizational capacity and policy advocacy.
ACSR Executive Committee
Past Chair
Christine Carrino Gorowara
Trinity Washington University
Chair
Bryan Duke
University of Central Oklahoma
Chair – Elect
Diana Lys
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Northeast Region Representative
Stacey Leftwich
Rowan University
Western Region Representative
Karen Escalante
California State University-San Bernadino
Midwest Region Representative
Meghan Salyers
Bismarck State College
South Region Representative
Nicholas Hartlep
Berea College
State Map
This map illustrates the ACSR network, with links to state association websites where available.
Your State Government
Get connected to information about your state government that can support your engagement and advocacy.
Legislature Webpage
Find the webpage for your state legislature or any state legislature in the country.
Legislative Calendar
Know when your state legislature is in session.
Your State Department of Education
Another key component in the implementation of the accountability structure in your state is your state’s Department of Education.
Legislative Trackers
These search engines support your legislative research to learn the status of bills and those that are signed into law. Please read the descriptions to find the one that will work best for you.
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
This tracker contains education legislation passed by state legislatures from 2008 to the present, and includes the ability to search by state, topic, status of legislation, primary sponsor, bill number, or keyword.
Education Commission of the States (ECS)
This legislative tracker has three options: search enacted and vetoed bills for the 2022, 2023, and 2024 legislative sessions; view the ECS 2024 State Education Policy Watch List, which includes pending legislation; or view legislation from a specific year or topic by state for 1996 through 2021.
Advocacy News
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Jacqueline E. King, Ph.D.
AACTE Consultant, Research, Policy, & Advocacy