The Reidy Interactive Lecture Series (RILS) is one of the highlights for Center associates and our colleagues each year. It’s always a treat to convene in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; a […]
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State and district leaders are working hard to prepare for in-person schooling in 2020-2021 while also planning for hybrid models or, at worst, full remote learning should certain locales become […]
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An Argument for a Renewed Commitment to Anti-Racism in Educational Assessment and Accountability Over the past few weeks, the country has grappled with how to confront systemic racism and create […]
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How a Much-Needed Transformation to Teaching and Learning Can Emerge From the COVID-19 Crisis Graduates today, more than ever, will need to navigate the economic shifts resulting from the COVID-19 […]
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A Guest Post by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation Juan D’Brot and the Center are pleased to host this post prepared by Juan with contributions from his […]
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A Return to the Status Quo is Unlikely and That’s Just Fine For those hoping for minimal disruption to ESSA school accountability, I have bad news and more bad news. […]
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Part 3: Changes to the Current Accountability Model That May Fundamentally Reshape Educational Assessment and Accountability This is the final installment in a three-part series on the future of large-scale […]
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Identifying and Providing Compensatory Support to Groups of Students Most Impacted by Disruptions to Their Schooling Right now, the focus of parents and educators is, rightly, on keeping students safe. […]
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A High-Level Overview of Likely Implications and Options for Assessment and Accountability Like many of you, I’m closely following the news of the growing threat associated with the COVID-19 virus. […]
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An Educational Perspective Last fall, Senior Associate Juan D’Brot was elected to the executive committee of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, formed in 1975 as a coalition of […]
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Building a Better Theory of Action to Enhance the Utility of Assessment and Accountability Systems How do schools improve? More importantly, how can school improvement be sustained over time and […]
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Part 2: The Role of Education Theory, Public Support, and Political Policy in Shaping the Next Dominant Pattern in State Assessment and Accountability This is the second in a three-part […]
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Part 1: What Will Be the Next Dominant Pattern in State Assessment and Accountability, and What Might Cause It? This is the first in a three-part series on the future […]
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Starting a Discussion on How Federal Policy Can Better Support Innovation to Increase Student Learning Opportunities Here at the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, we think a […]
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Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to Work Through Career-Life Crises and Better Understand What Actions Support Student Outcomes As 2019 drew to a close I had the chance to reflect […]
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Evaluating the Utility of Educational Accountability Systems: Focusing on the Link Between Accountability Identification and Improvement Using a Three-Step Approach Depending on your slant, you probably have a favorite among […]
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A Practical Application of the Need to Fill the Gap Between Theories of Action and the Implementation and Evaluation of a New Program or System If you’ve ever worked with […]
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A Framework for Reporting Technically-Sound and Useful Subscores on State Assessments This is the fifth in a series of CenterLine posts by our 2019 summer interns and their Center mentors based on […]
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