The National Coalition of Educators (NCE) has recently formed with the intent of bringing education professional organizations and groups across the country together to promote the profession.  Each organization has a shared commitment to the preparation of high quality teachers for our nation’s youth. Recognizing the common desire to support the profession of teaching, and educator preparation, the NCE has agreed to collaborate in promoting good practice, and to communicate each organization’s work within each other’s networks.  The group’s organizers share each other’s passion and desire to move the profession forward.  We hope to model effective cross-organizational communication by sharing organizational updates in our communal spaces while maintaining the services we provide to our own constituents.   The participating organizations who are engaging in monthly dialogue to share their work and to look at inflection points for collaboration include:

•       The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
•       The Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
•       The American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE)
•       The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
•       Kappa Delta Pi (KDP)
•       The National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP)
•       The National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS)
•       The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
•       The National Education Association (NEA)
•       The National Collaborative for Digital Equity  (NCDE)
•       The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF)

       The NCE comes together in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation with a strong recognition of the critically important work performed by each organization in supporting educators and advancing the profession. 

       The coalition represents a pivot in the field toward increased cooperation in our educational space that allows for mutual benefits and mutual support for each other’s initiatives.  There is certainly enough work to do, and we know that a collective voice will be much stronger and have a far greater impact. 

       NCE will share with our constituents on a periodic basis, in order to communicate key messages, initiatives, and celebrations that are of importance to our members and the field of education.