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Policymakers | Accreditation
Testimony before NACIQI at U.S. Department of Education
June 1, 2006 by Anne D. Neal Download PDF Press Release
ACTA president Anne D. Neal testifies before NACIQI on the “dispositions” evaluations encouraged by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
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