The Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center (AACC) provides technical assistance and resources that support improved student learning and achievement.

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WestEd and CRESST Awarded New Standards and Assessments Comprehensive Center

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that WestEd has been competitively selected as the new Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation (CSAI). UCLA’s National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) will be the key partner. Click here to read a complete news release.


Rabinowitz to deliver a CERA keynote address

Stanley Rabinowitz to deliver a keynote address at the November 28-30, 2012 annual California Educational Research Association conference in Monterey. His talk will be “Assessment Implications of the Common Core State Standards.”


New article: "Two Years Plus and Counting: Teachers Prep for Common Core."

AACC Director Stanley Rabinowitz and AACC data use expert Margaret Heritage recently helped more than 120 California teachers learn more about transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and the upcoming assessments.


AACC Partners to Share Work at Major Assessment Conference

AACC Partners will be presenting their work to a broad number of state assessment directors at the National Conference on Student Assessment, June 26-29 in Minneapolis. Click here to download a list of AACC partner presentations.


Margaret Heritage Shares Expertise on Teacher Evaluation

At a recent gathering of the Southwest Collaborative on Educator Effectiveness, Margaret Heritage provided expert guidance on the appropriate use of student assessment results to measure teacher quality.

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Data Use for Improving Learning

The AACC's featured Data Use site provides: 1) tools for states using data to inform assessment and accountability decisions, and 2) information about formative assessment.