Linda Darling-Hammond and Robert Rothman look at three of the world's highest-performing education systems to determine how governments can better support teacher effectiveness.
Linda Darling-Hammond's new book develops a clear and coherent set of policies that can be used to create high-quality and equitable schools.
Barry Topol et al. address the costs to states of high-quality assessment systems in comparison to the amount currently being spent, and analyze cost-reduction strategies.
This report by Brian Stecher offers a historical overview that provides alternative perspectives on student testing.
Lawrence Picus et al. address the economic costs and benefits of student performance assessments.
Raymond Pecheone and Stuart Kahl describe efforts by states to use performance assessment in large-scale state accountability systems and highlight promising practices.
Suzanne Lane discusses the use of assessments in other educational systems, their impact on student reasoning skills, and evidence that supports their use.
Linda Darling-Hammond and Laura Wentworth illustrate how other nations integrate curriculum, instruction, and assessment to improve teaching and learning.
Jamal Abedi discusses how performance assessments can be efficiently used to instruct English language learners.
Linda Darling-Hammond and Frank Adamson examine experiences with large-scale performance assessment in the United States and abroad.
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