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As I cited in my last blog, NCATE appears to be pursuing the use of Value Added Measures (VAM). In fact, NCATE president James Cibulka said, "Working within this climate of heightened expectations, [NCATE] will ask for more performance data and greater transparency in reporting performance, as these data become available." In other words, everybody is starting to use VAM and we should get ready to use it too. However, all the credible research on this use of VAM is unequivocal -- it is not ready for prime time.

As the two bodies that accredit American teachers' colleges prepare to merge into a single entity, its leaders are signaling that the new Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation plans to require training programs to improve their processes for selecting candidates.