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High School Badging: Program Implementation Guidance for State and District Leaders

André A. RuppCaroline Wylie
Mar 20, 2026
Assessment Classroom/Formative

These two guides can help state and district leaders plan, implement, monitor and improve high school badging systems.

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Designing a Communication Plan When an Assessment Changes

Erika Landl
Mar 11, 2026
Assessment Assessment Literacy Culturally Relevant/Responsive/Sustainable Assessment Education Policy Large Scale Assessment Professional Learning State

This document provides guidance for education leaders in developing a communication plan when there are changes to statewide assessments.

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Testing Democracy: How Large-Scale Assessment Systems Can Support Civic Learning

Laura HamiltonChris Brandt
Mar 02, 2026
Assessment Classroom/Formative District Education Policy Large Scale Assessment Performance- & Project-Based State

This paper provides guidance to support small changes that could help raise the salience of civic goals and generate data to monitor progress.

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Artificial Intelligence in Large-Scale Assessment Systems

Will LoriéNathan Dadey
Feb 18, 2026
Assessment Education Policy Large Scale Assessment State

An exploration of the potential of AI, especially generative AI, in key stages of the educational assessment life cycle.

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Toolkit

Implementing Balanced Assessment Systems

Center for Assessment
Feb 13, 2026
Assessment Balanced Assessment Systems Education Policy

A practical guidebook, webinar and slides for states and districts working to implement balanced assessment systems.

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Paper

Academic Growth: Recommendations for the Senate HELP Committee

Center for Assessment
Feb 13, 2026
Assessment Education Policy Federal Growth Technical Issues

The Center responds to the Senate HELP Committee’s request for information on academic growth models.

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Understanding Student Performance on State Assessments: Leveraging Multiple Sources of State Data for Strategic Guidance 

André A. RuppLaura Pinsonneault
Dec 02, 2025
Assessment Large Scale Assessment

A conceptual framework and implementation guidance that can help states examine and understand student performance data.

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Presentation

2025 Reidy Interactive Learning Series

Center for Assessment
Sep 24, 2025
Assessment Balanced Assessment Systems

A collection of presentations on what it takes to implement balanced assessment systems, from the Center’s 2025 conference.

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Paper

Making the Most of the Data We Have: A Five-Part Strategy for Challenging Times

Juan D'Brot
Apr 08, 2025
Assessment Data Literacy Education Policy Professional Learning State

Education leaders need new strategies to protect their data and use it effectively, since moves by the Trump administration threaten their access to the data that supports good decision-making.

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Paper

The Case for State Testing

Center for Assessment
Mar 07, 2025
Assessment Education Policy Federal Large Scale Assessment State

States should keep giving statewide tests even if the Trump administration stops enforcing federal assessment laws.

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Paper

How Should States Choose a Growth Model?

Scott MarionChris DomaleskiWill Lorié
Feb 20, 2025
Accountability Assessment Education Policy Growth Indicators Large Scale Assessment State Technical Issues

Nearly all states use a measure of student longitudinal growth in accountability. But how should states decide which growth model to use?

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Assessing 21st Century Competencies: Guiding Principles for States and Districts

Chris BrandtCarla EvansChris Domaleski
Jan 21, 2025
Assessment Classroom/Formative District Education Policy Large Scale Assessment Performance- & Project-Based State

Students need 21st century competencies to succeed in school, work and civic life. But assessing those competencies is challenging.

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Paper

Measuring Student Success Skills: A Review of the Literature on Student Agency

Chris Brandt
Jan 06, 2025
Assessment Balanced Assessment Systems Classroom/Formative Interim Assessment Large Scale Assessment Performance- & Project-Based

Student agency is a crucial skill, but schools struggle to teach and assess it. This review explores its assessment implications.

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Paper

Maryland State Department of Education Assessment and Accountability Task Force Report

Scott MarionChris DomaleskiCara Cahalan Laitusis
Dec 03, 2024
Accountability Assessment Large Scale Assessment

A summary of the assessment and accountability recommendations issued by the Maryland Assessment and Accountability Task Force.

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Presentation

2024 Reidy Interactive Learning Series

Center for Assessment
Oct 02, 2024
Assessment Education Policy Equity and Fairness Federal State

A collection of presentations on the consequential uses of assessment, from the Center’s 2024 conference.

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Paper

Understanding Assessment Culture

Erika LandlCaroline Wylie
Aug 30, 2024
Assessment Assessment Literacy Balanced Assessment Systems Classroom/Formative District Education Policy Professional Learning

How do attitudes and beliefs about assessment affect teaching and learning in your school? In partnership with ISTE, the Center has created a guide that’s intended to help school and […]

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Paper

The Time Trap: Why It’s Misguided to Report Assessment Results as “Years of Learning”

Damian BetebennerCharles DePascale
Aug 28, 2024
Accountability Assessment Data Literacy Education Policy Large Scale Assessment Reliability Reporting State

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and policymakers have scrambled to assess the impact on student learning. Popular metrics that have gained traction are the notions of “years […]

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A Review of the Literature on Intercultural Understanding

Chris Brandt
Aug 15, 2024
Assessment Classroom/Formative Performance- & Project-Based Professional Learning

In today’s globalized world, intercultural understanding is a crucial skill that fosters respectful and productive interactions among diverse populations. Such skills are especially critical in today’s workforce, which increasingly demands […]

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