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Case Reviews: Implementing the Spirit of Formative Assessment
The following resource provides vignettes about teachers who are attempting to implement formative assessment in their schools. The two vignettes are from a study by...
Assessment Leadership: Leading a Coherent Assessment System to Improve Teaching and Learning
Research shows that 90 percent of teachers use data to adjust instruction, yet 30 percent feel unprepared to interpret results effectively. This data-to-action gap highlights...
From Data to Dialogue: Revitalizing Communication and Engagement with School Communities
Explore strategies for unlocking the full potential of data to communicate and engage with education partners and interest holders. Examine different types of data that...
From Data Overload to Insight: Leading Coherent and Effective Assessment Systems
Schools and districts invest in a variety of assessment tools but may not see corresponding gains in student learning outcomes. This session explored three strategies...
Data-Driven Math Acceleration: Improving Outcomes Through PAUSD’s Standards-Aligned Math Validation Process
In collaboration with WestEd, the Palo Alto Unified School District developed the Math Validation Process (MVP) to assess middle school math acceleartion readiness through a...
The California Dashboard and the New Science Indicator – What to Know Now and How to Prepare
Starting with the 2025–26 school year, the California School Dashboard will include a new indicator for student performance on the California Science Test (CAST) summative...
Refining Statewide School Accountability Systems: Lessons From Innovative State Approaches Under ESSA
Over the past two decades, federal education policies such as the No Child Left Behind Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) have sought...
Educational Alignment: Past, Present, and Potential Future (Part 1)
To ensure that accurate inferences of student learning are made, the alignment of learning standards, instruction, and assessments is critical. Educational systems benefit from alignment...
Demystifying Statewide Standardized Assessments: Ensuring That Assessments Accurately Measure Academic Standards
Test developers collect validity evidence to provide support for the interpretations and uses of the test scores. Validity evidence comes from multiple sources including what’s...
State of the States Brief: High School Graduation Requirements
This brief highlights changes that states have made in their high school graduation requirements since 2019.