It is time we come together and bridge the divide. Education First is launching a National Forum on the Future of Assessment and Accountability. This cross-disciplinary forum will bring leaders together across levels of the K12 system and across a range of perspectives to engage in dialogue grounded in leading edge research to drive change and innovation in policy and practice.
Education leaders and organizations across the field are making meaningful progress to advance new ideas, tools, research and policy to improve systems of assessment and accountability. They are learning a ton in the process, but there is limited space where state and district leaders, advocates, developers, technical assistance providers and community organizations come together to learn from each other, plan and collaborate across perspectives.
The assessment and accountability field is fragmented. Leaders working on issues related to assessment and accountability are siloed by perspective, by roles and entry points to the field, by discipline and from evolutions in technology. Advancements in research and development are rarely implemented with fidelity across classrooms in America and often face barriers because of incoherence with systems of teaching, learning and talent. We can do better.
