Colleagues, we are so sorry to pass on this news to you. Judy Mitchell, Dean of Education at Washington State University, has unexpectedly passed away. She apparently had a blood clot in her leg that was being treated which must have dislodged. Judy was not at all ready for this – she was full of vim and vigor! It was only last Friday that Judy was working with her colleagues on the AACTE Leadership Academy which is now taking place in St. Louis. She was so committed to all the work we share.

On Tuesday, June 23, the US Senate and the US House of Representatives unanimously passed technical amendments to the Higher Education Act which affect the Title II Teacher Quality Partnership Grants. There are two relevant provisions: