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Next-Generation Assessment
The pandemic’s uncertain trajectory has raised new questions about state assessment and accountability systems. There is no better time for state policy leaders to reexamine their assessment systems to address long-standing challenges, say authors in the new issue of NASBE’s State Education Standard.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.Four Test Questions for State Boards
These questions can help frame conversations on assessment approval and intersections with state accountability.Using Innovative Assessments to Promote Education Equity and Testing Efficiency
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provided new opportunities for creating innovative assessments that fulfill accountability requirements while contributing to learning and teaching. In this webinar, Abby Javurek, senior director of large-scale solutions at not-for-profit NWEA, discusses how the organization has worked with states such as Georgia and Louisiana to develop assessment solutions that increase […]NASBE Statement on 2022 NAEP Results
It is not enough to think in terms of returning to pre-pandemic levels. The fact is that even at those levels, many students were not achieving at the levels needed for success.
read moreNASBE President Comments on Results of 2022 NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment
The Nation’s Report Card gives us a clear view of the impact that COVID-19 had on most students’ foundational learning.
read moreAnalysis 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.
read moreState 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 moreNext-Generation Assessment amid the Pandemic
Join us for a conversation about state assessment and accountability.
read moreNew Issue of the Standard Helps State Boards Weigh State Assessment Systems
There is no better time for state policy leaders to reexamine their assessment systems to address long-standing challenges, say authors in the new issue of NASBE’s State Education Standard.
read moreNext-Generation Assessment
The pandemic’s uncertain trajectory has raised new questions about state assessment and accountability systems. There is no better time for state policy leaders to reexamine their assessment systems to address long-standing challenges, say authors in the new issue of NASBE’s State Education Standard.
read moreStates Experiment with Assessment through Innovative Pilots
Five states received federal waivers for regular assessments so they could pilot assessment systems in select districts or schools over five years.
read moreWe Should Listen to the Canaries
How alternate assessments for students with disabilities and English learners can point us toward better systems for all.
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