Tomorrow, Thursday, February 9, House Briefing on Assessment by the Forum on Educational Accountability

Assessment and accountability play central roles in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, in both the current No Child Left Behind and in legislation for ESEA reauthorization. The Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) calls for major changes in the law. The February 9th briefing will address how to use assessment to improve learning while providing accountability. Issues include:

growth measures,

performance assessments,

the use of classroom and school-based evidence of learning,

computer-based assessing,

universal design for assessment,

the use of student test data for evaluating teachers, and

FEA’s recommendations for ESEA reauthorization.

FEA bases its work on the Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB, now signed by 156 national education, civil rights, religious, disability, parent and civic groups. FEA has published reports and provided recommendations for overhauling ESEA regarding assessment, accountability, school improvement and opportunity to learn. Registration and all materials are on the FEA website at http://www.edaccountability.org.