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School Choice and Accountability: Why Families Need Better Information Systems
As public school choice expands, families need good information to help them make decisions. Accountability systems should provide that information.
February 4, 2026
Using School and Classroom Climate Surveys to Improve Learning Environments (Part 2)
Several key questions arise when school leaders decide to use a climate survey to learn about students’ experiences. We explore them and offer guidance.
January 21, 2026
Using School and Classroom Climate Surveys to Improve Learning Environments (Part 1)
Education leaders seeking insight into students’ learning experiences have a powerful, low-cost tool at their disposal: school climate surveys.
January 14, 2026
What does it take to implement more balanced assessment systems? (Webinar)
States should continue to implement high-quality school accountability systems, even if federal oversight diminishes.
January 9, 2026
Reflecting on 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026
2025 brought many challenges to K-12 education. The Center for Assessment moves into 2026 with a clear-eyed vision in changing times.
January 7, 2026
Accountability System Design Tensions
Why we keep adding measures to our school accountability systems and how we can harness the idea of subtraction to streamline them.
December 10, 2025
Leveraging All State Education Data at a Crucial Time
More than ever, states need to be able to leverage their data to maximize insight into student performance. Our framework paper can help.
December 3, 2025
Understanding Student Performance on State Assessments: Leveraging Multiple Sources of State Data for Strategic Guidance
A conceptual framework and implementation guidance that can help states examine and understand student performance data.
December 2, 2025
Fair and Justice-Oriented Assessment
Caroline Wylie and Margaret Heritage discuss their new book, which explores teaching and learning practices that can address opportunity gaps.
November 19, 2025
Safeguarding State Assessment
States should consider key safeguards to maintain strong assessment systems, in case the U.S. Department of Education can no longer enforce ESSA.
November 12, 2025