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The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization in the United States. Founded in 1987, [1] NBPTS develops and maintains advanced standards for educators and offers a national, voluntary assessment, National Board Certification, based on the NBPTS Standards.
It was founded in 1954 and was recognized as an accreditor by the 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). [1]
In 1954, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was founded as a non-profit, non-governmental accrediting body. In 1997, Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) was founded and dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators, defined as those who teach and lead in schools pre-K through grade 12.
The United States-based Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (a non-governmental organization) maintains an international directory which "contains contact information about 467 quality assurance bodies, accreditation bodies and Ministries of Education in 175 countries. The quality assurance and accreditation bodies have been ...
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. territories.
The first SACS was founded in 1895 and is made up of Council on Accreditation and School Improvement and the Commission on Colleges, which existed since 1912. It also works with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. [3]
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor (awarded by the President to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General) Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery—Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery—State and Local
The Council on Occupational Education (COE) is a national accrediting agency of higher education institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. [1] COE was created in 1971 as part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. [2] The COE became independent in 1995. [2]