Using School and Classroom Climate Surveys to Improve Learning Environments (Part 2)
Several key questions arise when school leaders decide to use a climate survey to learn about students’ experiences. We explore them and offer guidance.
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Several key questions arise when school leaders decide to use a climate survey to learn about students’ experiences. We explore them and offer guidance.
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Education leaders seeking insight into students’ learning experiences have a powerful, low-cost tool at their disposal: school climate surveys.
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2025 brought many challenges to K-12 education. The Center for Assessment moves into 2026 with a clear-eyed vision in changing times.
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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, 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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Dr. Gerunda Hughes, a longtime mathematics educator and a member of the Center’s board of trustees, has been named the winner of the Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics […]
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