New President Hopes to Use NCATE as Reform Lever

10.03.08

Education Week

The new president, James G. Cibulka, of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education is brimming with ideas for change.

He wants to drive institutions to establish programs and practices aimed at increasing precollegiate student achievement, closing achievement gaps, recruiting a highly qualified and diverse teacher workforce, and strengthening induction programs for new teachers and other teacher-retention strategies.

Further, Mr. Cibulka, 64, says he is eager to continue streamlining the process of accreditation begun under his predecessor. And he wants to bring into the accreditation fold nontraditional preparation routes such as urban residencies.

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11.24.08

Schools feel pinch from economic woes

School districts across the United States are tightening their belts in anticipation of a meager fiscal diet that could carry into 2011.

As state and local revenue declines, officials are looking for the trims least likely to harm the quality of education. Although some districts have rainy-day funds to tap, concern is growing that students, particularly those who are struggling to learn or who are homeless, are going to feel the pinch.

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Toolkit: Importance of Advanced Math

This toolkit by Achieve highlights the connection between higher-lever math courses and student readiness for college, work and life. Resources include fact sheets, presentations, policy papers and brochures.

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