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A tan ball acts as a fulcrum balancing a board that has three balls on one side and one larger ball on the other side, representing balance and simplicity.

Does School Accountability Have to Be So Complicated?

We can build simpler systems. The trick is striking the right balance between complexity and simplicity.
September 13, 2023
Three different hands in red, orange, and green each help piece together a patchwork circle representing the "community" and how it takes multiple people.

Building Professional Learning Communities 

How my bicycle paceline taught me the seven things teachers need most in their professional learning communities.
September 6, 2023
A mess of black spiraling lines not dissimilar to messy hair is pulled apart to create a symmetrical, clean-looking spiral shape that is far more organized, representing how data can go from disorganized to streamlined and informative.

Data, Data, Everywhere. Why So Hard to Use?

States have an abundance of education data. But to use it well, states need good data management practices.
August 23, 2023
A black and white castle structure with a red flag on top signifies an ongoing journey and eventually reaching the goal.

A Formative Assessment Journey

As she takes a new job at the Center, with new challenges to explore, an expert finds herself in the unsettling and exciting role of learner.
August 16, 2023
Arrows point to the left, toward a sailboat, while red arrows along the bottom of the image point to the right. The contrast of directions indicates the tension in taking a different approach when things have traditionally been done one way – and in a certain direction.

Consider Backward Assessment Design 

If an assessment is meant to help teachers get insight into student learning and adjust their instruction, test designers must start with the end in mind.
August 9, 2023
Children sit at a desk with their teacher to illustrate an educational environment.

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

Pressure to improve our school accountability systems is mounting. Criticism of accountability isn’t new, but it intensified in 2020, driven […]
August 3, 2023
An abstract landscape image with buildings that indicate a school and a government building to show how the two are consistently intertwined.

School Accountability Is Broken 

It’s time to create school accountability systems that recognize the unique roles and responsibilities of states, districts and schools.
August 3, 2023
Portsmouth water front

The 2023 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series (RILS)

Reflecting on and Improving Accountability Systems: Promises and Challenges
July 31, 2023
The Center for Assessment logo is in the center of the image, and a ribbon of separated colors passes through it from left to right; however, on the right side as it exits the logo, the colors all come together to represent unified ideas.

Towards Coherence in Assessment Systems 

As the pandemic ends, different types of tests tell different stories about student achievement. Key shifts in thinking and action can build more coherence.
July 26, 2023
A pencil is suspended in mid-air being held by red tape to represent the constraints of the federal government on education policy.

Building Innovative Assessments in an Era of Accountability

After Georgia pulled out of a federal assessment pilot, the state’s testing chief reflects on the policy changes necessary to support real test improvement.
July 12, 2023
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