
The Challenges of Assessing 21st Century Competencies
A new report from the Center explores the challenges of assessing 21st century competencies and offers practical advice.
Read MoreA new report from the Center explores the challenges of assessing 21st century competencies and offers practical advice.
Read MoreResisting our urge to add design layers to assessment and accountability systems—and subtracting instead—can produce better solutions.
Read MoreTwo relatively easy changes in states’ assessment score reports can go a long way toward helping users understand the results.
Read MoreKey strategies from the world of accessibility offer helpful guidance in advancing equity in educational testing in K12 schools.
Read MoreStates can create an accountability mix that right-sizes federal requirements and their own priorities, by blending or separating the two.
Read MoreESSA is widely criticized, but our new survey shows that most assessment and accountability leaders favor few changes.
Read MoreOur annual conference asked an important question: How do we minimize the unintended negative consequences of assessment for individuals and systems?
Read MoreThe concept of “strategic abandonment” sheds light on the appropriate uses of commercial interim assessments. Instructional utility isn’t one of them.
Read MoreShifting from an accountability mindset to reciprocal responsibility could transform the way schools, districts and states work toward improvement.
Read MoreDo school accountability systems support effective school improvement practices? If not, where is the system breaking down and how can we fix it?
Read MoreAn important new book from the National Academy of Education can support state and district leaders in building balanced assessment systems.
Read MoreWe can reduce testing in schools without sacrificing meaningful annual reports on students’ learning.
Read MoreState testing has long been criticized for many reasons. We undertook a study to examine what tradeoffs might be necessary to reduce the footprint of state testing. Here’s a preview of our early findings.
Read MoreIt’s time to create school accountability systems that recognize the unique roles and responsibilities of states, districts and schools.
Read MoreWe don’t refute calls for more sweeping reform, but we must take swift action to make school accountability work better right now.
Read MoreThe Center’s latest paper provides sound advice for the states exploring through-year assessment right now, cautioning that this approach comes with serious challenges and tradeoffs.
Read MoreStates can better support school improvement by building stronger connections between accountability design and school improvement.
Read MoreSchool accountability systems encompass more than what is reflected in school grading systems, which can skew how school quality is seen.
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