ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Calling Foul on the Accreditors
In recent weeks the topic of accreditation—normally a dense and inscrutable process at best—has garnered a remarkable level of attention...
Speeches & Testimony
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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Accreditation
It’s Time for Congress to Dismantle the Higher Education Accreditation Cartel
Summary Higher education accreditation creates barriers to entry for innovative start-ups while being a poor gauge of program quality and student outcomes. What began as a voluntary system became a de facto requirement, with accreditors abusing their power. To harness the potential of new learning modes, policymakers should consider meaningful structural changes to this ossified […]
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ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Accreditor of Education Schools Drops Controversial "Social Justice" Standard for Teacher Candidate
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education won a key endorsement on Monday in its quest for continued federal approval of its accrediting power after announcing that it would drop controversial language relating to “social justice” from its accrediting standards for teacher-preparation programs. The council, which is the nation’s largest teacher-education accrediting organization, has […]
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Decoding Teacher Training
Thanks to the efforts of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education—and a rare, if welcome, instance of Congress standing up for students’ rights in higher education—the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) abandoned its de facto “social justice” criterion. Yet while the development made […]
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