Assessment refers to the evaluation of student learning and could include innovative instruments and measures beyond standardized testing, such as performance-based assessments, to evaluate student mastery and growth.
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- April 3, 2018
ESSA’s Opportunities and Risks: Do States’ Rights Lead to States’ Wrongs?
Madison Weiss explores whether states are effectively advancing equity under ESSA.
- November 1, 2017
ESSA’s Fifth Indicator: Is Chronic Absenteeism Enough?
Anu Anand posits whether chronic absenteeism alone fully captures the potential of the 5th indicator.
- March 6, 2017
How Evidence-Based Strategies Can Help Struggling Schools
Guest bloggers Laurie Lee and Steve Fleischman share tools for using evidence to support struggling schools under ESSA.
- January 30, 2017
5 Ways States Can Support Evidence-informed School Improvement
Guest blogger Carrie Heath Phillips highlights five evidence-based practice requirements under ESSA that states are exploring.