From the ECS State Policy Database: Assessment - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Cheating - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Assessment--End-of-Course - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

End-of-Course Exams PDF - This report identifies the states with current or pending state-level end-of-course assessment (EOC) programs, the subjects in which EOCs are administered in the states, and the EOCs (if any) students must pass to graduate from high school. (Jennifer Dounay Zinth, Education Commission of the States, March 2012)...

From the ECS State Policy Database: Assessment--Formative/Interim - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Assessment--Value Added - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

What Governors Need to Know: Highlights of State Education Systems PDF - This multistate compilation includes states' number of operating districts, average students per district, per-student spending, free or reduced-price lunch eligible students, percent of K-12 revenue from state sources, state and local school revenue, full-day kindergarten requirements, compulsory school ages and more. (Kyle Zinth and Melodye Bush, Education Commission of the States, updated December 2010)...

The Progress of Education Reform: End-of-Course Exams PDF - In recent years, criticism of high school graduates’ lack of readiness for college and work has led a number of states to raise high school graduation requirements — particularly in terms of the number and rigor of courses students must pass. This issue of The Progress of Education Reform addresses end-of-course assessments at the high school level....

State Approaches to Improving High School Outcomes: A National Perspective - On October 6, ECS Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Dounay Zinth presented to Oklahoma's Legislative Task Force on Achieving Classroom Excellence, created by 2009 S.B. 1168. Dounay Zinth's presentation raises the need for states to focus greater policy attention on the middle grades, and provides information about national trends in high school assessments, including: end-of-course and exit exams, substitute assessments for students who do not pass exit exams and administration of the ACT to all 11th graders.(Jennifer Dounay Zinth, Education Commission of the States, October 2009)...

From the ECS State Policy Database: Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Exit Exams - This database provides 50-state information on numerous areas related to high school exit exams. (Michael Colasanti, Education Commission of the States, March 2008)...

High School-Level Assessment - This 50-state database provides information on key questions related to statewide assessment at the high school level, including whether voluntary or mandatory assessments include college-ready indicators, and whether end-of-course exams are used for exit purposes or NCLB accountability. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, April 2007)...

High School Level-Assessments: Purpose(s) of Exams MS Word PDF - This ECS StateNote indicates the purposes served by statewide assessments administered in grades 9-12. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, February 2007)...

High School-Level Assessments: Subjects Tested MS Word PDF - This ECS StateNote table below indicates the subject areas by state in which students in any grades 9-12 must be administered one or more assessments. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, February 2007)...

From the ECS State Policy Database: Assessment--Legal Issues - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Strength in Numbers: State Spending on K-12 Assessment Systems - This report provides the most current, comprehensive evidence on state-level costs of assessment systems, based on new data gathered from state contracts with testing vendors. The author estimates that states nationwide spend upwards of roughly $1.7 billion, which is only one-quarter of one percent of annual K-12 education spending.(Brookings Institution, November 2012)...

State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status - This report was created to serve as a resource for educators who wish to incorporate assessments into their programs for young children. It summarizes the challenges and current state approaches to assessing the learning outcomes of children enrolled in Pre-K. (Educational Testing Service, 2012)...

Formative Assessment Policies, Programs, and Practices in the Southwest Region - Formative assessments help educators target instructional practices to meet specific student needs and monitor and support student progress toward valued state learning outcomes. Policies and programs in the five southwest region states--Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas--suggest a range of strategies to support the development and use of formative assessments. (Carole Gallagher and Peter Worth, REL Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory, January 2008)...