Using Reference Data to Inform Standard-Setting
States must consider setting standards when they launch a new test, revise their content standards, or make other changes that could influence assessment comparability.
Read MoreSupporting Educators.
Advancing Student Learning.
We help state and district education leaders design, implement, and evaluate assessment and accountability practices to improve student learning and increase equity in important educational experiences and outcomes.
How We Work
We provide expert technical, policy and practical guidance to improve educational systems and student learning.
What We Work On
We work to improve assessment and accountability programs through policy, practical, and technical changes.
Who We Work With
We build long-term relationships with our partners and tailor our recommendations to each local context.
New & Noteworthy
A conceptual framework and implementation guidance that can help states examine and understand student performance data.
Evolving Expectations for Fairness in Testing
Comparing the two most recent versions of The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing shows the field’s changing conceptions of fairness.
Read MoreCenter Updates
Center Board Member Honored by AERA
Dr. Linda Cook is the 2025 recipient of the E. F. Lindquist Award, the American Educational Research Association announced today. After obtaining her doctorate in educational measurement and statistics from […]
Read More
Scott Marion to Assume New Role at the Center for Assessment
Dr. Scott Marion, the executive director of the Center for Assessment, will step down from that post effective September 2025. Scott isn’t leaving the Center, however; he’ll be deepening and […]
Read More
What Makes an Assessment Instructionally Useful?
Center Experts’ Book Sheds Light on Key Issue Many education leaders and vendors claim that a range of standardized assessments can provide information that’s instructionally useful for teachers. Such claims […]
Read More