This is the web site of the National Center for Alternative Certification, sponsored by the National Center for Education Information (NCEI), publisher of the annual Alternative Teacher Certification, A State-by-State Analysis, Teacher Education Reports, and other occasional publications.

The National Center for Alternative Certification and The National Center for Education Information are located at:
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 201
Washington, DC 20006

Click on "About Us" on the menu above to contact us via mail, telephone, fax, or email.

The National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Web site, the information, content, materials, products, or services included or linked on this site. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, the National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this Web site, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

In addition, the National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or member communications. The National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification cannot guarantee and do not promise any specific results from use of the Website and/or the links provided.

PRIVACY STATEMENT - INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VISIT:

In the course of delivering timely education news and information, we do not collect any personally identifying information about you, unless you specifically supply it to us. This information may be used by us for sending messages or conducting follow-up surveys, but it is never shared with other organizations for commercial or any other purpose. To the extent that any personally identifiable information is collected, this information may be disclosed to Third Parties as follows:

1. With your consent.
2. To NCEI’s agents and advisors (such as our accountants or attorneys). We only disclose the personal information necessary for them to provide their services to you or to us, and only under strict confidentiality restrictions.
3. As NCEI believes necessary to: (a) comply with law (including court and government orders, and civil subpoenas); (b) enforce or apply NCEI’s Terms and Conditions and other agreements; or (c) protect the rights, property, or safety of NCEI, our users, or others.
4. If you partake (or we reasonably suspect that you are partaking) in any illegal or potentially illegal activity, we may disclose personal information even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order, to the extent we feel is necessary to inform and cooperate with law enforcement agencies or other appropriate authorities.
5. In aggregated form, i.e., information about multiple users collectively without identifying any individual user, such as the total number of visitors to a particular section in a given week.

Our web server does automatically collect information about which pages are visited and the domain name (e.g., aol.com) of visitors. We use this general information only for traffic statistics and similar internal purposes. The server does not collect your e-mail address.
If our information practices ever change, we will post the changes to our Web site and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should periodically check our Web site, or write to webeditor@ncei.com.
On-line conference registration forms you fill out on our site will normally be protected under an industry-standard secure process. (Your browser is part of this process, which is usually indicated by a picture of a closed lock, key, or similar symbol.) Your personal information and credit card information is encrypted when you send them to us through a secure page.
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, contact us at the above address or phone number, or e-mail us at webeditor@ncei.com.
The National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification strive to maintain accurate and up-to-date information for its users' access at all times. Certain information, including information about third party providers of alternative teacher certification programs in its database is collected, maintained, and updated by third parties. You should verify any information found on this Web site before relying on it; the National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification cannot take responsibility for inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, or misleading information contained on this Web site by third party providers.

The National Center for Education Information and the National Center for Alternative Certification also contain links to third party Web sites, including those listed in its database. These links should be considered suggested sources of additional information. However, the inclusion of such links does not constitute sponsorship or endorsement of, or any affiliation with, the content or services of linked sites. Furthermore, unless we explicitly state otherwise, we have no control over these third-party sites and their privacy practices. This Privacy Policy applies only to information you supply (or that we collect) in connection with the use of this site. You should review third party privacy policies specific to the third party websites to which this site provides links.

This privacy policy is subject to change from time to time and without notice other than posting new or revised terms on this Web site. Please review this page frequently to be aware of the current policy.

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