State Policies Databases
This database provides online links to state policies on accommodations, graduation requirements, accountability (including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 [NCLB]), and other topics for students with disabilities. The database is maintained by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO...
WIDA Consortium Website on English Language Development (ELD) Standards
This website is a resource for the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium’s English Language Development (ELD) Standards. The WIDA ELD Standards are designed as a curriculum and instruction planning tool to assist educators in determining English language learner (ELL)...
How Should We Measure Student Learning? 5 Keys to Comprehensive Assessment
This article addresses the following: How should we measure student learning? Testing represents a commitment to high academic standards and school accountability. When the financial and emotional stakes associated with standardized tests are disproportionately high, this laudable goal becomes...
Framework for High-Quality English Language Proficiency Standards and Assessments
This framework, its accompanying brief, and the one-page overview of criteria were conceived as critical tools for states to use in their efforts to ensure that their English language learner (ELL) students achieve English language proficiency (ELP) at high levels academically. Building on the best...
Smarter News – the SBAC Monthly Newsletter
Smarter Balanced provides monthly updates on the development of the Smarter Balanced assessment system and activities in member states.
Draft Framework for High-Quality English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards and Assessments
The draft Framework for High Quality English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards and Assessments was developed in response to requests from states for assistance from the U.S. Department of Education on how to evaluate the technical quality of their ELP standards and assessments.
Education Week: Spotlight on Assessment Website
The Education Week Spotlight on Assessment is a collection of articles hand-picked by Education Week editors including the following topics: classroom evidence of learning, formative assessment, computer-adaptive testing, the promises and challenges of open-ended test items, and the debate over...
A Strong State Role in Common Core State Standards Implementation: Rubric and Self-Assessment Tool
The purpose of this tool is to assist states in gauging the strength of their Common Core State Standards implementation plans and to illustrate how to improve them. A high scoring state according to the rubric and tool, has three essential attributes: a system design reflecting accountability for...