How Can Education Agencies Construct Clear and Well-Defined Problem Statements? In Part 1 we addressed the problem with trying to rush forward with silver bullet solutions that gloss over clear […]
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Searching for Solutions to the Challenges of Education Policy and Practice As H.L. Mencken stated, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” […]
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Operational Best Practices for Accountability Recently, my colleague Chris Domaleski reminded us of the complexity associated with restarting school accountability in Spring 2022. It is unlikely that this problem will […]
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Now is the Time to Begin Preparing for the Reporting of Spring 2022 Assessment Results The question about the pandemic impact has largely been answered – it’s bad (e.g., Betebenner et […]
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Four Principles to Guide State Decisions about ESSA Accountability Systems A large part of the work my colleagues and I do at the Center is focused on helping our clients […]
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Making the Case for a New Approach to Federal School Accountability The U.S. Department of Education followed an all too familiar pattern of publishing important guidance just before the Christmas […]
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Navigating Federal Requirements In the midst of the holiday season, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) released a draft FAQ addressing the requirements for school accountability in 2022 under ESSA. We […]
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Responding to Assessment and Accountability Challenges During an Ongoing Pandemic I titled my 2020 year-end CenterLine post, “Oh, What a Year!” with hopes that we were turning the pandemic corner. […]
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Consider a Different Way to Put The Pieces Together In a previous post I discussed the challenges of rebuilding accountability systems developed for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2021-2022. Prominent […]
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A Need to Support Learning Acceleration in School Year 2021-2022 I was asked recently if the Center was producing assessment recommendations for back-to-school this fall. My first reaction was, “wait, […]
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Making the Meaning of Opportunity More Socioculturally Sustainable, Inclusive, and Action-Oriented This is the first post by one of our 2021 summer interns based on their project and the assessment and accountability […]
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The Process of Restarting Accountability Systems Will be Incremental, Not Immediate As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to subside in the United States, it may be reasonable to expect some education […]
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Dissecting the Conundrum of Testing Throughout the Year or Once at the End in a Conversation Between Teacher and Student Various states have advanced through course assessment proposals, in which […]
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Part 2: The Practical Implications of COVID-19 Learning Loss Studies It has been a year since COVID-19 made it impossible for states to administer state assessment programs last spring. Since […]
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How the Next ESEA Reauthorization Can Improve Federal Accountability Requirements The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which is the current reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), contains federal accountability requirements […]
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Advocating for Changes to Federal Accountability Requirements to Enable Innovative Assessment Many of us at the Center for Assessment have led assessment reform for decades, including such noteworthy programs as […]
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Looking Back so We Can Look Forward: Assessment and Accountability Challenges During a Pandemic Most people want to close the door on 2020 as quickly as possible. This year was […]
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Collecting Data on Student Experiences to Understand Student Learning in Light of COVID-19 As the school year gets underway, one question on everyone’s mind is: What impact will all of […]
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