An Updated Look at Through-Year Assessment
We examine 15 states’ through-year assessment programs, with key insights on testing time, implementation challenges, and teachers’ use of results.
Read More about An Updated Look at Through-Year AssessmentWe help state leaders design, implement, and evaluate assessment and accountability systems to improve student learning and increase equity.
We help district leaders design and use balanced assessment—from formative classroom strategies to districtwide tests—to get actionable insights into student learning.
We advocate for national, state, and local policies that support appropriate use of assessments and accountability in service of student learning.
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We examine 15 states’ through-year assessment programs, with key insights on testing time, implementation challenges, and teachers’ use of results.
Read More about An Updated Look at Through-Year AssessmentMore than a dozen states have rebuilt statewide summative testing so it occurs throughout the year. New evidence sheds light on how these programs work.
A shared instructional vision can help districts build greater coherence across teaching, learning, instructional materials and assessment.
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Center for Assessment Responds to Request for Information (RFI) on Measuring Students’ Academic Success The Center for Assessment responded today to a request for information (RFI) from the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, […]
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The National Academy of Education (NAEd) and the Center for Assessment today released Implementing Balanced Assessment Systems: A Practical Guidebook for Districts & Schools. This critical guidebook will help school […]
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Juan D’Brot, an associate director at the Center for Assessment, has been reelected to a three-year term on the executive committee of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. […]
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