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Academic Proficiency for All Students

In 2005, the U.S. Department of Education selected WestEd, in partnership with National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), to operate the Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center (AACC). The AACC implements, evaluates, and improves assessment and accountability systems so that states and districts can reach the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) goal of academic proficiency for all students.


Spotlight

Benchmark Assessment for Improved Learning (Policy Brief)
A new AACC policy brief describes how benchmark assessment can be used to support student achievement. more...

Benchmark Assessment for Improved Learning (Full Version)
A new AACC report provides recommendations for states, school districts, and schools regarding the selection and use of benchmark assessments. more...

New ELL Accommodations Report
A new WestEd report finds that linguistic modification helped English language learner (ELL) students better demonstrate their knowledge of math concepts. Several authors are AACC partners. more...

Data Use for Improving Learning Re-launched
AACC announced a redesign and re-launch of its Data Use for Improving Learning web site, providing states, school districts and schools with a broad variety of data tools to support achievement. more...

AACC Helps Get Data to the Right People
AACC data use expert Margaret Heritage shares recommendations for getting the right school data to the right people. more...

AACC/CRESST Staff Present to National Research Council
AACC/CRESST partners Joan Herman and Margaret Heritage recently made key presentations on standards and assessment to the National Research Council's workshop. more...

AACC Mini-Conference Next Generation Assessment Systems
On March 11-12, AACC colleagues shared their best knowledge and latest research at the mini-conference. more...

AACC Director in Education Week
Stanley Rabinowitz, director of the Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center, comments in a recent issue of Education Week. See Next-Generation Assessment Systems. more...


Upcoming Events

October 21 - 22, 2010
12th Annual Ed Reidy Lecture Series

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Featured Topics

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- Special Populations
- Data Use & Formative Assessment
- State Support
- Regional Comprehensive Center Support

The AACC's featured Data Use site provides tools for states using data to inform assessment and accountability decisions and helps them reach NCLB goals.

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