Veteran high school mathematics teacher Alison Wright dissects the common-core-aligned assessments being developed by the national consortia.

As parents across the state open the envelopes containing their children’s scores on the new Smarter Balanced assessments administered last spring, only a third of them will see that their children ...

Developed in partnership with WestEd — a non-profit research, development, and service agency with expertise in assessments — the new Savvas assessment tools provide a clear picture of student ...