School accountability systems can serve many purposes, including sharing information, measuring progress toward state and local goals, and supporting greater educational equity. Given the important role accountability systems play in states’…
December 8, 2021
50-State Comparison
Accountability, ESSA
A state board of education staff member asked for information on federal accountability and assessment laws that states must follow. Our response includes accountability and assessment indicators and requirements for…
October 29, 2021
State Information Request
Accountability, Assessment
An education leader asked for information related to the governance, operation and funding of statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS). Our response includes examples of how states assign roles and responsibilities…
September 20, 2021
State Information Request
Early Education (P-3), K-12, Postsecondary
CA, CT, GA, HI, ID, KY, MD, MN, NC, OR, TN, WA
Finance, Governance
Our policy team gathered information on which states requested waivers of assessment and accountability requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds…
April 20, 2021
State Information Request
K-12
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV
Accountability, Assessment
The final year of ESSA implementation brought a wave of unprecedented challenges to education systems nationwide. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s overwhelming impact on education systems, all 50 states…
Accountability