*Denotes NCATE membership
ACE American Council on Education
ACR Alliance for Curriculum Reform
AAAS/Project 2061 American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAHE* American Association for Health Education
AAHPERD/NASPE/AAHE* American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance/National Association for Sport & Physical Education/American Association for Health Education
AACTE* American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AASA American Association of School Administrators
AASCU American Association of State Colleges and Universities
AASL/ALA* American Association of School Librarians/American Library Association
ACTFL* American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Inc.
AERA American Educational Research Association
AFT* American Federation of Teachers
AILACTE Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
AIMS Accreditation Information Management System
ALA* American Library Association
NMSA* National Middle School Association)
ACEI* Association for Childhood Education International
AdvancED The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the Board of Directors of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) have voted to bring together NCA CASI, SACS CASI, and the National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE) into one strong unified organization called AdvancED.
AECT* Association for Educational Communications and Technology
ASCD* Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ARPA Annual Report and Preconditions Audit Committee
ASHA The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASPA The Association of Specialized Professional Accreditors
ATE* Association of Teacher Educators
AAUP American Association of University Professors
BOE Board of Examiners
BRP Blue Ribbon Panel (NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Partnerships for Improved Student Learning)
CACREP Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
CADREI Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions
CAEP Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
CBE Council for Basic Education
CCSSO* Council of Chief State School Officers
CEC* Council for Exceptional Children
CHEA Council for Higher Education Accreditation
CIC Council of Independent Colleges
COPPE* Coalition of Organizations for the Professional Preparation of Educators
CQAIE The Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
CSFE Council for Social Foundations of Education
DOE Department of Education
ELCC Educational Leadership Constituent Council
ETS Educational Testing Service
ECS Education Commission of the States
HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HBCUTSN Historically Black Colleges and Universities Technical Support Network
HEA Higher Education Act
IES Institute of Education Sciences
INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
IRA* International Reading Association
ISLLC Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
ISTE* International Society for Technology in Education
ITEEA/CTTE* International Technology and Engineering Educators Association/Council on Technology Teacher Education
LFA Learning First Alliance
NAAEE* North American Association for Environmental Education
NABSE* National Alliance of Black School Educators
NACIQI National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
NAEP/NAGB National Assessment of Educational Progress )
NAE National Academy of Education
NAEYC* National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAESP* National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAFEO National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
NAGC* National Association for Gifted Children
NAME National Association for Multicultural Education
NASDTEC National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
NASM National Association of Schools of Music
NASP* National Association of School Psychologists
NASPE* National Association for Sport & Physical Education
NASSP* National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASBE* National Association of State Boards of Education
NBPTS* National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCA CASI North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. See also AdvancED.
NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCSS* National Council for the Social Studies
NCTAF National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future
NCTE* National Council of Teachers of English
NCTM* National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NEA* National Education Association
NNER National Network for Educational Renewal
NPBEA National Policy Board for Educational Administration
NPEAT National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching
NPT New Professional Teacher
NSBA National School Boards Association
NSSE National Study of School Evaluation. See also AdvancED.
NSTA* National Science Teachers Association
PDS Professional Development School
PEDS Professional Education Data System
PETE/2004 Partnerships for Excellence in Teacher Education/Project 2004
RFTEN Reading First Teacher Education Network
PRS Program Review System
QEM Quality Education for Minorities
SACS CASI Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. See also AdvancED.
SASB Specialty Areas Studies Board
SPA Specialized Professional Association
STEP Standards-based Teacher Education Project
SPB State Partnership Board
TEAC Teacher Education Accreditation Council
TECSCU Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
TESOL* Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
UAB Unit Accreditation Board
UNCF United Negro College Fund