Flexibility is Critical for Spring Testing and Beyond; It is Time to Transform Assessment and Accountability Systems
NWEA releases K-12 assessment policy recommendations for the 117th Congress and the Biden administration
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Following the release of NWEA s research on impact of COVID-19 school disruptions on learning, the not-for-profit research and assessment provider announced today K-12 assessment policy recommendations for the incoming Biden administration and Congress. The recommendations focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning. The pandemic has illuminated persistent inequities and while statewide assessment and related accountability systems have helped to move the needle somewhat over the past 20 years, these systems have not eliminated opportunity and achievement gaps, said