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Advancing Contemporary Validity Theory and Practice
Based on Remarks Given During a Town Hall Session at the 2022 NCME Conference I was honored to participate in […]
April 27, 2022
In Search of the “Just Right” Connection Between Curriculum and Assessment
Considering Options Between Curriculum-Specific and Curriculum-Agnostic State Assessment State summative assessments are intentionally designed to be curriculum-agnostic. The design of […]
April 21, 2022
California, Here We Come!
The Center Welcomes the Return of In-Person AERA and NCME Conferences After two years of virtual conferences, meetings, and just […]
April 19, 2022
What’s in a Name? Sometimes, Quite a Bit
Considering the Effects of COVID-19 Disruptions on Identifying Schools for Supports Under ESSA Following a two-year hiatus, states must restart […]
April 13, 2022
Addressing the Problem With Problems (Part 2)
How Can Education Agencies Construct Clear and Well-Defined Problem Statements? In Part 1 we addressed the problem with trying to […]
April 7, 2022
The Operational Best Practices for Accountability
The Operational Best Practices for Accountability are intended to provide states with guidance and criteria for the design, development, implementation, […]
April 6, 2022
Common Assignment Study and Teacher Effectiveness in Kentucky
This paper describes how the Common Assignment Study approach of using common instructional units can support teacher effectiveness and improvement […]
April 6, 2022
Addressing the Problem With Problems (Part 1)
Searching for Solutions to the Challenges of Education Policy and Practice As H.L. Mencken stated, “For every complex problem […]
April 6, 2022
But Will It Work in Practice?
Practical Challenges to the Use of Through-Year Assessment for Accountability The interest in using through-year assessment systems in place of […]
March 30, 2022
Supporting A Principled Approach to Restarting School Accountability in Spring 2022
Operational Best Practices for Accountability Recently, my colleague Chris Domaleski reminded us of the complexity associated with restarting school accountability […]
March 23, 2022