Scott Marion argues on behalf of several states for a principled approach for using an equity in their ESSA accountability system designs.
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Scott Marion provides a rationale for states interested in using an achievement index in their ESSA accountability system designs.
In this paper, Scott Marion and Susan Lyons describe the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act regarding the indicator for student success and school quality—often called the 5th indicator…
From Session 4 of the 2021 Convening: The final session will involve turning the tables.
Part 1: Challenges From Session 6 of RILS 2021: The Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority under the Every Student Succeeds Act was purportedly created to provide space for states to design and…
More than a dozen states are exploring or piloting through-year assessments to replace their current end-of-year summative test for accountability.
The pandemic has changed the accountability landscape. States are experiencing different challenges as they restart their ESSA accountability in 2022.
This memo to U.S.
Through-year assessment is enjoying a surge of attention, with more than a dozen states designing, piloting, or implementing versions of this assessment model to replace their current end-of-year summ…
This paper supported by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) provides guidance to help states develop and validate exit criteria for schools classified as Comprehensive Supports and Impr…
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 accountab…
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 accountab…
Senior Associate, William Lorié, analyzes the policy challenges and provides recommendations associated with having college admissions tests meet federal assessment requirements under ESSA.
This brief summarizes the requirements defined within ESSA for the school quality/student success indicator and outlines key factors to consider when identifying, evaluating, and implementing these in…
This brief provides recommendations to support state education agencies establish coherent state plans for ESSA and Perkins.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) addresses concerns about the effects of high-stakes achievement tests by authorizing a pilot program that allows up to seven states to apply for a waiver from fed…
The Center at 20: Leveraging the lessons of the past to improve the impact of assessment and accountability practices Thursday, September 27th Agenda TimeTopic8:30amWelcome to RILSScott Marion, Center…
Susan Lyons, Juan D’Brot, and Erika Landl developed the following resource to provide state accountability leaders an overview of the federal law and key design considerations as they develop id…