One of the groups designing tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards has launched a major effort to help state teams of educators understand—and be able to translate for their peers—what the ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. Two groups of states that are designing assessments for the new set of common academic standards have expanded their plans to provide instructional materials and ...

Many states will receive results from assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards for the first time this fall. These assessments of students' progress, developed by the Smarter Balanced ...

Teachers and school leaders can work together to ensure that report cards function as trustworthy indicators of what students know and can do.