Data, like the recent TIMSS results, show alarming trends in US student math achievement and serve as a stark call to action. The NAEP results coming out in early 2025 may do the same. Join Network leaders to learn about a new resource that can help you respond to these results and prepare for upcoming […]
Topic: Assessments
State Secrets: State Report Card Transparency on COVID Recovery
Audience: PIE Network Leaders State education agencies play a crucial role in providing transparent, accessible data about student learning and recovery. Join Morgan Polikoff as he shares findings from his latest research on state report cards’ effectiveness in communicating COVID-19 learning loss and recovery data. The research reveals significant gaps in how state report cards […]
2023–2024 Summative Assessment Snapshot
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Innovating State Assessments
Audience: PIE Network Leaders Assessments are a critical vehicle for student and school improvement, and offer information that parents and families want and need. Join us for a discussion with leading experts Michelle Croft (Bellwether) and Khaled Ismail (Education First) as they explore transformative approaches to assessment systems based on their recent research (see here […]
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) Assessments: A Framework for State and District Leaders
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Something to Talk About: Assessment & Accountability Messaging Guidance
Audience: PIE Network Leaders Assessment and accountability systems are complicated, and it can be challenging to talk about them clearly and compellingly with policymakers and families. Join this conversation with Peri Lynn Turnbull (PLT Strategies) and Victoria Criado (PLT Strategies) to learn more about the clear and effective talking points they created for PIE Network […]
Reassessing ESSA Implementation: An Equity Analysis of School Accountability Systems
State assessment and accountability systems are designed to identify and support the students and schools that most need it. EdTrust’s new report reviewed each state’s accountability system to identify trends in how states are equitably implementing key federal provisions from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) by centering student group performance and connecting the school […]
PIE Network: Measuring College and Career Readiness
Measuring and ensuring college and career readiness for every student requires us to rethink our current assessment and accountability systems. State leaders play a crucial role in setting the stage for more equitable and impactful measurement practices. SEAs must thoroughly understand the tools available to them to create conditions that support schools in selecting high-impact […]
2024 Eddies Awards: Best Defense
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. Best Defense highlights campaigns that strategically defended important policy at significant risk and overcame significant odds using innovative tactics; sometimes, the most significant wins are actually holding the line. Nominees in this category provide models for how to deploy sharp strategies to […]