Recommendations for federal and state stakeholders to address pandemic impacts and improve assessment and accountability systems over the long term.

Ideas stem from three convenings of more than 60 organizations representing state departments of education, school districts, policy and advocacy groups, universities, and more.

Learn about Louisiana’s curriculum-aligned, through-year approach to ELA and social studies assessment, developed in partnership with NWEA and other partners to foster deeper learning and close opportunity gaps.

Our panel of experts discuss the impact interrupted learning had on student growth, along with the implications of this research for educators and policy makers.

NWEA recommendations to the federal government regarding the need to expand flexibility and incentivize innovation in both assessment and accountability systems.

Education leaders are facing tremendous challenges today, challenges that provide opportunities to reimagine systems of assessment and accountability, and address inequities and barriers.

Chris Minnich, Dr. John King Jr., Joel Rose, and Karen Niemi discuss how state education leaders can empower districts to use data and structure their strategic restart plans to meet the diverse needs of all students for their return to school and beyond.

View this webinar to learn from NWEA research and content experts how to construct trajectory-based performance tasks to build deeper learning of complex topics throughout the year.