Accountability Confusion
One of the most critical accountability relationships within a profession is the accreditation of the higher education programs that prepare its members. Teaching is no exception. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, or NCATE, is a half-century old. It reflects the expertise, the experience, and the views of all the interrelated constituencies of teacher education, including America's teachers' organizations, teacher-educators, state and local policymakers, the public, content specialists, and other specialized professional organizations.
Suddenly, there is a new kid on the block. A Teacher Education Accreditation Council, or TEAC, has been formed. ( "Alternative Accrediting Organization Taking Form With Federal Assistance," Jan. 21, 1998. ) It has received grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and from an anonymous private foundation to get it going. It is searching for its first president.
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