Events
Best Practices for State Assessment Systems
April 6-7, 2010
Washington, DC | Washington, DC
The Hunt Institute commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to explore possibilities for next-generation, innovative assessments. As part of this project, the NRC designed a two-part workshop series, "Best Practices for State Assessment Systems." These workshops brought together a diverse group of experts on testing and measurement with leaders from the local, state, and federal levels. Participants discussed state assessment systems; the technical and political challenges that must be overcome to implement more innovative assessments; and the opportunities that exist within the Common Core State Standards Initiative and the US Department of Education's $350 million commitment to develop tests that measure common standards.
- Project homepage (with links to agendas and powerpoint materials):
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bota/Best_Practices_Homepage.html - Report from the workshop series:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13013#aboutprepub - Blueprint Issue 5
