
4 Key Questions States Should Ask About College- and Career-Readiness
States must reconsider their content standards, assessments, and testing practices to keep up with two important trends in college- and career-readiness.
Read MoreStates must reconsider their content standards, assessments, and testing practices to keep up with two important trends in college- and career-readiness.
Read MoreScott Marion reflects on what we have learned after another year of recovery after COVID’s interruptions to assessment and accountability in education.
Read MoreThe release of the 2022 NAEP scores gives us plenty to discuss as they reflect the devastating effects of COVID-19 on student achievement.
Read MoreOur 2022 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series focused on how we can better address the pandemic impact on student learning.
Read MoreMisconceptions about grading exist because a 100-point grading scale doesn’t exist, argues Scott Marion in his latest post.
Read MoreOne small change in Federal testing law could lead to significant improvements in state tests and the perception of state testing.
Read MorePart 2: 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 clea…
Read MorePart 1: 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.
Read MoreMaking the Case for a New Approach to Federal School Accountability The U.S.
Read MoreNavigating Federal Requirements In the midst of the holiday season, the U.S.
Read MoreData from the Spring 2021 Summative Assessments Enhances Our Understanding of the Impact of the Pandemic As we approach 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence regarding the academic impact on …
Read MoreA 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.
Read MorePart 3 of a 3-part Series on 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 s…
Read MorePart 2 of a 3-part Series on 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 s…
Read MorePart 1 of a 3-part Series on 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 …
Read MoreAdvocating 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 …
Read MoreCompelling Reasons to Think Twice Before Moving 2021 Spring State Testing to the Fall When spring state testing was abruptly canceled last year, one of the first options considered briefly was adminis…
Read MoreAcknowledging the Lack of Evidence that Remote Test Administration Can Measure Up to In-Person Testing A recent article in Forbes Magazine by Jim Cowen painted an irresponsibly rosy picture …
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