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.
A recent project to build professional learning communities that support teachers in formative assessment shows the importance of flexible leadership.
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How an idea from budget management can help school districts break the logjams they face when they try to get rid of unnecessary tests.
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We’ve got a great lineup of presentations at the National Conference on Student Assessment. Here’s a quick rundown.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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