In an Education Week article about the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education's plans to update their accreditation process, Barnett Berry weighs in on what meaningful, effective teacher preparation should entail--bringing clinical experience to the foreground.

NCATE president James Cibulka has reported that accreditation standards will focus more on the student teaching experience and on ensuring that content area preparation is well-integrated with pedagogy. Further details will be rolled out in coming weeks.