A practical guidebook, webinar and slides for states and districts working to implement balanced assessment systems.
Assessment. Accountability. Two powerful ways to support student learning.
We help state leaders design, implement, and evaluate assessment and accountability systems to improve student learning and increase equity.
We help district leaders design and use balanced assessment—from formative classroom strategies to districtwide tests—to get actionable insights into student learning.
We advocate for national, state, and local policies that support appropriate use of assessments and accountability in service of student learning.
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New & Noteworthy
The Center responds to the Senate HELP Committee’s request for information on academic growth models.
Assessing Civic Learning
The editors of a new book discuss how assessment can support civics learning and students’ engagement in civics.
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Academic Growth: Recommendations for the Senate HELP Committee
Center for Assessment Responds to Request for Information (RFI) on Measuring Students’ Academic Success The Center for Assessment responded today to a request for information (RFI) from the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, […]
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Help for Districts & Schools: Implementing Balanced Assessment Systems
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) and the Center for Assessment today released Implementing Balanced Assessment Systems: A Practical Guidebook for Districts & Schools. This critical guidebook will help school […]
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Juan D’Brot Tapped for Leadership Role on Evaluation Standards Committee
Juan D’Brot, an associate director at the Center for Assessment, has been reelected to a three-year term on the executive committee of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. […]
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