Student information includes information collected about students by schools, states and third-party providers. Learn what it includes, when information becomes personally identifiable and why recognizing what can identify a student matters.

Educational products promise personalized learning, actionable data and improved achievement. Those claims may be true, but leaders still need evidence that matches the claim, demonstrates learning beyond the product and reflects implementation conditions they can realistically reproduce.

Assessment and testing are often treated as interchangeable, but they aren’t the same thing. A test is one way to gather evidence. Assessment is the larger process of determining what we need to understand, gathering and interpreting evidence and deciding what happens next.

Year-over-year test scores can reveal meaningful patterns, but small changes do not automatically explain what caused them. Responsible interpretation requires context, implementation evidence and the patience to distinguish sustained improvement from ordinary variation.

Statewide assessments don’t answer every question, but they can reveal meaningful patterns over time. The key is asking questions aligned to what the data is actually designed to show.

Statewide assessments provide valuable system-level insights, but only when used correctly. Learn what test results can and cannot tell us about student learning.

Assessment and testing are often used interchangeably, but they serve different purposes. Learn why the distinction matters for instruction, data interpretation, and student learning.

Education systems are operating under increasing volatility due to absenteeism, mobility, and changing attendance patterns. This article examines why statewide assessment remains essential for interpreting student progress and guiding system-level decisions.

Compassionate Assessment is a human-centered framework that aligns technical quality with real-world implementation, ensuring assessment systems support both measurement and meaningful understanding throughout the entire assessment system.