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Policy Update

States Set Sights on Growth of Low-Performing Students

With the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states can include a student growth indicator as a measure of school quality in their accountability systems. Most of them do. Nine states also saw this as an opportunity and added a separate growth measure for the bottom quartile and quintile of students.

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Policy Update

State Strategies on Assessments in 2021

This analysis explores the strategies states employed to administer assessments in the 2020-21 school year. It also highlights the opportunities for state boards to learn from and make the best use of data collected from the pandemic school year.

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The Standard - Article

Reshaping Assessment and Accountability in 2021 and Beyond

Data about system performance will continue to lie at the heart of school improvement.

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The Standard - Article

Colorado’s Network for Local Accountability

A network of rural peers help districts design meaningful, timely, community-connected accountability.

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Measuring Success in Public Charter School Alternative Education Campuses: What Can We Learn from Them?

What can state leaders learn from alternative school campuses that operate as public charter schools? Join us for this webinar discussion.

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Using School Accountability Systems to Support School Improvement

School accountability systems are often criticized for being disconnected from or even hindering the important work of improving schools. What is the role of accountability to promote better outcomes for students, and how do we design and implement systems that are more likely to deliver on that promise? In this second session of our Assessment and Accountability […]

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Looking beyond the State Summative Test for Instructional Insights

This learning series explores a trending topic on state board agendas: assessment and accountability.

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The Standard - Article

State Takeovers: No Silver Bullet for School District Improvement

On average, takeover fails to improve achievement measures, but how it is done matters a lot.

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Press Release

Analysis Highlights State Assessment Strategies for Gauging Student Outcomes and Opportunities in Challenging Year

A new NASBE Policy Update explores the strategies states employed to administer assessments in the 2020-21 school year.

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Policy Update

State Strategies on Assessments in 2021

This analysis explores the strategies states employed to administer assessments in the 2020-21 school year. It also highlights the opportunities for state boards to learn from and make the best use of data collected from the pandemic school year.

read more
The Standard - Article

Reshaping Assessment and Accountability in 2021 and Beyond

Data about system performance will continue to lie at the heart of school improvement.

read more
The Standard - Article

Colorado's Network for Local Accountability

A network of rural peers help districts design meaningful, timely, community-connected accountability.

read more
event

Next-Generation Assessment amid the Pandemic

Join us for a conversation about state assessment and accountability.

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