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Are great teaching and assessment fundamentally at odds? One might think so because, unfortunately, the words “test” and “assessment” are often used interchangeably. When we think about testing, we ...

State schools chiefs and a national group representing 67 big-city districts are throwing their collective weight behind an effort to reduce test-taking in public schools, while also holding fast to ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

Maya Angelou once said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” It is time for us to do better! As an organization that grounds its work in the potential of ...

People, progress, and possibilities come to life when we gather, learn, and tackle change together. This conference invests in the durable skills shaping the future of work and assessment.” — Melissa ...

As the end of the 2020-21 school year approaches, the debate about educational assessments is gaining renewed momentum. While educators and policymakers may hold differing views about how to proceed ...

This article is an excerpt from “Edtech, ESSA, and the SAT: Is the Use of Data in Schools Destroying K-12 Innovation?” The talk was given at the University of Virginia’s Data Science Institute on ...