A new volume released by the National Academy of Education (NAEd) this month, Reimagining Balanced Assessment Systems, "expands upon our understanding of balanced assessment systems and provides ...

The Dec. 2 op-ed written by my fellow Oregon teacher raises serious concerns about the need for teachers to know what tests their high school students will be asked to take next year ("Oregon should ...

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium released a sizable sampling of online assessment items, giving teachers, educational leaders, and members of the public an early look at what kinds of items ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Beginning this month, Hawaii public school students in grades 3-8 and 11 will start taking a new state assessment that better informs educators on each child's progress ...

Beginning in August, Delaware parents and guardians will have the option of allowing their children to skip the state’s annual assessment, which currently is the Smarter Balanced Assessment System.