Policy Pillar: High Expectations

Advocacy Strategies to Preserve Assessment Workshop

In light of the U.S. Department of Education’s guidance requiring all states to administer summative assessments this year, many states are now determining how to move forward and what, if any, flexibilities they want to pursue. Join Adam Ezring (The Collaborative for Student Success), Brennan Parton (DQC), Maya Martin Cadogan (DC PAVE), and Sandi Jacobs (EducationCounsel) to unpack the latest actions states have […]

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PIE Network Advocacy Strategy Call: Future of Assessment & Accountability

Join Charlie Barone (DFER/ERN), Denise Forte (The Education Trust), Sandi Jacobs (EducationCounsel), and Laura Jimenez (Center for American Progress) to unpack what the U.S. Department of Education’s new guidance about assessment, accountability, and reporting requirements for School Year 2020-21 may mean for students. The Education Trust, along with dozens of advocacy organizations including many PIE Network members, released this […]

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The Future of Accountability, Part 2

School accountability policy looks more different than ever as it bends both to the current pandemic and to increasing politicization. Checker Finn’s latest work lays out a case for why advocates should protect the fundamentals of accountability while improving what hasn’t worked. Join Checker Finn (Hoover Institute’s Education Success Initiative and Thomas B. Fordham Institute), Chris Ruszkowski (Hoover Institute’s […]

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The History of Accountability, Part 1

This discussion is especially well suited for new PIE Network professionals who are eager to learn about the history of assessment and accountability. School accountability policy looks more different than ever as it bends both to the current pandemic and to increasing politicization. Checker Finn’s latest work lays out a case for why advocates should protect […]

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