American Rescue Plan Act Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a $1.9 trillion federal relief package. The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign on Friday, sends direct payments to many Americans, expands a child tax credit, extends a $300 weekly unemployment supplement, and is slated to provide more than $120 billion […]
Topic: Accountability
PIE Network Advocacy Strategy Call: Future of Assessment & Accountability
Join Charlie Barone (DFER/ERN), Denise Forte (The Education Trust), Sandi Jacobs (EducationCounsel), and Laura Jimenez (Center for American Progress) to unpack what the U.S. Department of Education’s new guidance about assessment, accountability, and reporting requirements for School Year 2020-21 may mean for students. The Education Trust, along with dozens of advocacy organizations including many PIE Network members, released this […]
U.S. Department of Education Letter to Chief State School Officers Upholding Requirement for Administering Statewide Assessments in Spring 2021
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Assessments: The Key to Closing the COVID Achievement Gap
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The Future of Accountability, Part 2
School accountability policy looks more different than ever as it bends both to the current pandemic and to increasing politicization. Checker Finn’s latest work lays out a case for why advocates should protect the fundamentals of accountability while improving what hasn’t worked. Join Checker Finn (Hoover Institute’s Education Success Initiative and Thomas B. Fordham Institute), Chris Ruszkowski (Hoover Institute’s […]
The History of Accountability, Part 1
This discussion is especially well suited for new PIE Network professionals who are eager to learn about the history of assessment and accountability. School accountability policy looks more different than ever as it bends both to the current pandemic and to increasing politicization. Checker Finn’s latest work lays out a case for why advocates should protect […]
State Use of Federal Stimulus Funds: Strategies for Academic Recovery and Support for Teaching and Learning
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Administering Assessments During a Pandemic: Office Hours with EducationCounsel
Last month EducationCounsel released “A Baseline for Educational Recovery: Defining a Pathway For Statewide Assessments Based on Desired Use,” a toolkit to help state leaders and advocates navigate the uncharted territory of administering statewide assessments amidst the educational and societal disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit examines the myriad technical questions about assessment […]
Restart & Recovery: Alternative Approaches to State Testing in 2021
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Bridging the Covid Divide: How States Can Measure Student Achievement Growth in the Absence of 2020 Test Scores
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