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{{short description|Professional accreditor focused on accrediting teacher education program.}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
| image = NCATE.png
| established = 1954
| type = [[Professional accreditation]], [[National accreditation]]
| headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| website = {{url|http://www.caepnet.org/}}
}}
The '''National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education''' ('''NCATE''') was a [[Professional accreditation|professional accreditor]] focused on accrediting teacher education programs in U.S. colleges and universities. It was founded in 1954 and was recognized as an accreditor by the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]].
On July 1, 2013, NCATE merged with the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), which was also a recognized accreditor of teacher-preparation programs, to form the [[Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation]] (CAEP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education {{!}} Council for Higher Education Accreditation |url=https://www.chea.org/national-council-accreditation-teacher-education |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=www.chea.org}}</ref>
==Founding organizations==
Five national education groups were instrumental in the creation of NCATE:
# The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE, which formerly accredited teachers colleges)
# The [[National Education Association]] (NEA)
# The [[National School Boards Association]] (NSBA)
# The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
# The [[Council of Chief State School Officers]] (CCSSO)
==Coalition of organizations==
NCATE was a coalition of 33 member organizations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and state policy makers. All are committed to quality teaching, and together, the coalition represented over 3 million individuals. The professional associations that comprise NCATE also provided financial support and participated in the development of NCATE standards, policies, and procedures.
==See also==
*[[List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19981212031252/http://www.ncate.org/ Official website]}}
*[http://www.caepnet.org/ Official website of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation] (CAEP), NCATE's successor organization
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