NCATE to change accreditation requirements

NCATE will be changing their accreditation requirements immediately to emphasize "continuing research into good teaching methods" according to this report in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Colleges will have until 2012 to update their curricula. Many colleges are already seeking to make their programs more relevant by working with local schools to expose students to research-based teaching strategies.

Education Week's article on the significantly revised standards discusses two possible paths to meeting requiements.