This post is by Rafael Heller, principal policy analyst for Jobs for the Future. Since the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was passed, nearly a year ago, many in the education world have kept their ...

Six weeks before it hands over the reins to a new leadership, the Obama administration has issued the final word on assessments in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Months before President Obama ...

The U.S. Department of Education has started informing a small group of states that they will have to make changes to the way they test students with severe cognitive disabilities, because of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the federal government created the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) in 2015 as part of the Every Student ...

We are leading a national conversation about the importance of “prevention” versus “treatment” of health and well-being of our youth, families, and society. It is critical, in our view, that all 50 ...

What would learning look like if students could demonstrate knowledge and skills through embedded, performance-based assessments throughout the year rather than a statewide, end-of-year multiple ...

Washington, D.C. — The recent enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA—the K-12 law known until recently as No Child Left Behind—provides a critical opportunity for a reset on student ...

The United States Department of Education has accepted New Hampshire's plan to join a pilot program for alternative student assessments under the Every Student Succeeds Act. New Hampshire is the ...