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James G Cibulka, President, NCATENCATE Redesign of Accreditation to Strengthen Focus on P-12 Student Needs and Build Evidence of What Works
On June 23, NCATE announced a major redesign of accreditation to help close the gap between theory and practice, and coursework and the classroom. Institutions and states provided examples of the types of initiatives that NCATE seeks to have accredited institutions develop and strengthen. Read about the redesign and institutional and state examples...
NCATE Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Criteria for new SPA Standards
NCATE's Specialty Areas Studies Board established a Task Force to develop new criteria for Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs) standards. The new guidelines are designed to ensure that the SPA standards are more focused and more consistent, while still maintaining an emphasis on student learning and on candidate knowledge and skills. A draft set of principles, with formatting guidance, is now available for your comment.

The Task Force will have two open web-based forums to discuss the proposal. The first on July 6, the second on August 12.

NCATE and TEAC Boards Approve a Resolution Moving Toward a Unified Accrediting System
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Education News:
Mark your calendar for the TQ Center's next TQ Connection On-line Discussion on Response to Intervention (RTI): Evidenced-based Math Interventions
NCCTQ announces a webcast on 'Systems and Strategies to Address the Inequitable Distribution of Teachers' on May 21.
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AERA Invitation to NCATE SCDE Personnel to Join SIG on Accreditation Research
  Highlights from 2008 Survey of NCATE Institutions
  NCATE to Develop Options within Accrediting Process
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