Prominent Teacher-Educator Appointed First President of TEAC
A group seeking to offer teacher education programs an alternative form of accreditation has tapped University of Delaware professor Frank B. Murray, a prominent scholar and advocate of teacher professionalism, to serve at its helm.
Mr. Murray's appointment as the president of the nascent Teacher Education Accreditation Council came as a surprise to some given his work with the long-established National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, whose philosophy on evaluating programs contrasts sharply with that of TEAC.
But others say TEAC's choice in a new leader lends credence to its efforts, which have been criticized by some educators who question the need...
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