faculty, administrators, psychologists, social workers, counselors, curriculum specialists, li-
brarians, scholars, and researchers. NAME publishes newsletter and a quarterly journal,
Multicultural Perspectives.
National Center for Fair & Open Testing(www.fairtest.org). NCFOT is an advocacy organi-
zation working to end the abuses, misuses, and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure
that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound. It places spe-
cial emphasis on eliminating the racial, class, gender, and cultural barriers to equal opportu-
nity posed by standardized tests, and preventing their damage to the quality of education.
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education(www.ncbe.gwu.edu). NCBE is funded by
the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Af-
fairs (OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective edu-
cation of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the United States.
National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform(www.goodschools.gwu.edu).
Newsletter examines educational reform programs that successfully meet the needs of di-
verse learners.
National Coalition of Education Activists(members.aol.com/nceaweb). NCEA is a multira-
cial network and membership organization of parents, school staff, union and community ac-
tivists, and children’s advocates working for equitable and excellent public schools. NCEA’s
quarterly newsletter,Action for Better Schools, provides an annotated list of practical re-
sources.
National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future(www.nctaf.org). NCTAF is a non-
partisan, nonprofit group dedicated to improving the quality of teaching nationwide as a
means of meeting America’s educational challenges. NCTAF’s work is based on a solid body
of research demonstrating that access to competent, qualified teachers is a crucial factor in
determining student achievement.
National Committee for Languagesand theNational Council for Languages and Interna-
tional Studies(www.languagepolicy.org). JNCL and NCLIS are membership organizations
united in their belief that all Americans must have the opportunity to learn and use English
and at least one other language. The site provides links to individual language associations.
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education(www.ncate.org). NCATE is a co-
alition of professional associations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and
local and state policymakers committed to quality teaching. Through the process of profes-
sional accreditation of schools, colleges, and departments of education, NCATE works to
make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and
for the next century.
National Council for the Social Studies(www.socialstudies.org). NCSS provides leadership,
service, and support for all social studies teachers. It serves as an umbrella organization for
elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political sci-
ence, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education. NCSS publishes cur-
riculum journals for teachers working in elementary, middle, and secondary schools, and a
social studies research journal.
National Council of Teachers of English(www.ncte.org). NCTE is devoted to improving the
teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. It provides a
forum for the profession, opportunities for teachers to continue professional growth
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