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Our resources address key issues in our field to help assessment and accountability leaders, policy makers, and practitioners design and implement systems that promote improved outcomes for students.

We proudly generate white papers, policy briefs, videos, toolkits, and other products to support you and your organization in navigating the most important issues facing our field. We focus on the design and validation of assessment and accountability systems to support next generation  learning initiatives. Our resources are freely available via Creative Commons 4.0 license, which allows users to use, adapt, and/or share the material as needed with proper attribution.

Paper

Evaluating the Quality and Usefulness of the New Hampshire School Accountability System

Nathan DadeyCarla EvansAndrew T. KristScott Marion
Mar 27, 2025
Accountability Program Evaluation

New Hampshire set out to evaluate the degree to which its school accountability system worked as intended. This report describes the findings.

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Paper

The Case for Statewide School Accountability Systems

Center For Assessment Team
Mar 26, 2025
Accountability Education Policy Federal State

States should continue to implement high-quality school accountability systems, regardless of the level or nature of federal oversight.

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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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Paper

Delaware Department of Education Growth Model Investigation: A Report of the Growth Model Study Group

Will LoriéScott MarionDamian Betebenner
Dec 12, 2024
Accountability Growth Technical Issues

The Delaware Department of Education’s growth model study group examined the state’s growth model and whether it should be replaced.

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Paper

Massachusetts Accountability System Review Advisory Committee Report

Chris DomaleskiCarla Evans
Dec 09, 2024
Accountability

The state’s advisory group reviewed and discussed approaches to improve district and school accountability.

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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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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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Presentation

2023 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series

Center For Assessment Team
Sep 21, 2023
Accountability Education Policy

Reflecting on and Improving Accountability Systems: Promises and Challenges Agenda Thursday, September 21st Time Topic 9:00am Welcome and Introduction to RILSScott Marion, Center for Assessment 9:15am What Problems are Current […]

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Presentation

The Path Forward for School Accountability: Practical Ways to Improve School Accountability Systems Now (Webinar)

Chris DomaleskiJuan D'BrotBrian GongLaura PinsonneaultChris Brandt
Aug 03, 2023
Accountability Education Policy Federal State

Pressure to improve our school accountability systems is mounting. Criticism of accountability isn’t new, but it intensified in 2020, driven by two unprecedented crises: COVID-related school closures and a national […]

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Paper

The Path Forward for School Accountability: Practical Ways to Improve School Accountability Systems Now

Chris DomaleskiJuan D'BrotLaura PinsonneaultBrian GongChris Brandt
Jun 22, 2023
Accountability Education Policy Federal State

The last few years have produced a groundswell of interest in improving our school accountability systems. Some suggest it’s necessary to fine-tune current practices, while others advocate sweeping reforms that […]

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Paper

Next Generation School Accountability in Utah: A Report of the Utah Accountability Redesign Advisory Committee to the Utah State Board of Education

Scott MarionLillian PaceJulianna Charles BrownLeslie Keng
Nov 23, 2022
Accountability Education Policy State

The report presents recommendations from the Accountability Redesign Advisory Committee for the redesign of Utah’s School Accountability System. The overarching goal was to create a system that supports schools in […]

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Presentation

School Accountability in Flux: Results from a National Survey

Laura PinsonneaultChris Domaleski
Nov 17, 2022
Accountability

The pandemic has changed the accountability landscape. States are experiencing different challenges as they restart their ESSA accountability in 2022. To better understand the impact of the pandemic on states’ […]

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Presentation

2022 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series

Center For Assessment Team
Sep 22, 2022
Accountability Assessment Education Policy

Assessment and Accountability to Monitor and Support Learning Recovery Agenda Thursday, September 22nd Time Topic 9:00am Welcome: Best Practices in Using Assessment to Monitor andSupport the RecoveryScott Marion, Center for […]

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Paper

Using Multiple Achievement Measures to Understand the Effects of COVID-19 on Student Learning

Leslie KengScott MarionDan Silver
Aug 09, 2022
Accountability Equity and Fairness School Improvement

This paper describes a set of studies conducted to help understand the effects of pandemic-related disruptions on students’ academic performance during the 2020-2021 academic year in the state of Utah. […]

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Paper

The Operational Best Practices for Accountability

Juan D'Brot
Apr 06, 2022
Accountability Design Education Policy Federal State

The Operational Best Practices for Accountability are intended to provide states with guidance and criteria for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and potential revision of accountability systems under ESSA. These […]

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Presentation

Through-Year Assessment: Technical & Logistical Issues

Will LoriéNathan DadeyBrian GongScott Marion
Nov 16, 2021
Accountability Assessment Design Growth Large Scale Assessment Security Technical Issues

From Session 3 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Technical and logistical issues associated with through-year designs are not for the faint of heart. What sounds like a simple […]

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Presentation

Through-Year Assessment: Claims, Designs, and Evidence

Brian GongNathan DadeyWill LoriéScott Marion
Nov 15, 2021
Accountability Assessment Program Evaluation Technical Issues Validity

From Session 2 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Claims are the foundation for design and validation. This session will include representatives from states and vendors to address some […]

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Presentation

Through-Year Assessment: Definitions, Aims, and Use Cases

Will LoriéNathan DadeyBrian GongScott Marion
Nov 15, 2021
Accountability Assessment Design Large Scale Assessment

From Session 1 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Given the considerable variety of designs using the terms “through course,” “through year,” “distributed assessment,” or others, we start the […]

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