Support the Federal Teacher Tax Deduction for Instructional Materials Purchases

Under the Internal Revenue Service Federal Tax Code of 1986 there is a provision entitled, the EDUCATOR EXPENSE DEDUCTION, known informally as the “Teacher Tax Deduction.” It allows kindergarten, elementary and secondary school teachers an opportunity to take a tax deduction annually of up to $250 on their federal income tax, if they have spent their own out-of-pocket personal funds to purchase school supplies for their classrooms, receive no reimbursement for this expenditure, and if the teachers have worked in their schools at least 900 hours in a one-year period.

This federal tax law provision will expire on December 31, 2009, unless Congress takes action to extend, expand, modify or continue this provision. If you want teachers to continue to have a tax deduction for purchasing educational materials, then you need to contact Congress now.

Kim Kleeman, Shakespeare Squared President and CEO, Named an Influential Woman in Business

Kim Kleeman, President and CEO of Shakespeare Squared (an AEP member), has been selected as a recipient of a 2009 Influential Women in Business award presented by The Business Ledger, a Chicago area business news publication, in partnership with the National Association of Women Business Owners – Chicago area chapter (NAWBO).

How to create a new revenue stream by developing content for interactive whiteboards

SMART Technologies, the inventor of the SMART Board and industry leader with over 64 percent market share in North America, has posted an on-demand webinar to show publishers different ways to create new revenue streams using interactive whiteboards. Here are some highlights from the presentation.

Publishers are facing many challenges in the current education climate, including a decline in print product demand as educators’ needs shift from paper-based to electronic content. Other challenges include:

1. Free content proliferation
2. Changing distribution channels
3. Shorter product cycle times
4. Need for new revenue streams

Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 Video Blog: Lee Wilson

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A brief interview between Charlene Gaynor, CEO of AEP and Lee Wilson, President of PCI Education while they both attend the Fair and reside in the Educational Publishing Pavilion 4.2

Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 Video Blog: David Beacom

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A short discussion between AEP CEO Charlene Gaynor and David Beacom, Publisher and Associate Executive Director of the National Science Teachers Association, concerning why he is attending the Frankfurt Book Fair.