Our Research Associate, Samuel Ihlenfeldt, Presents at CCSSO’s National Conference on Student Assessment

This week, our Research Associate, Samuel Ihlenfeldt, presented with colleagues and partners Kirsten Taylor Carr, Cedar Rose, and Zachary Warner at CCSSO’s National Conference on Student Assessment. They discussed innovation in state assessment and pathways for improving the federal peer review process. Congratulations on an engaging and impactful presentation!

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Newly Published Journal Article

We’re thrilled to share a new article published in Educational Assessment this week, “Leveraging Students’ Cultural and Linguistic Assets for Assessment: A Framework for Culturally Conscious Assessment in the Chicago Public Schools.”

This chapter introduces a framework for justice-oriented assessment use to evaluate the appropriateness of proposed uses of educational assessments within culturally and linguistically diverse societies.

A huge thank you to co-authors Maria Elena Oliveri and Mya Poe and book editors Carla Evans and Cathy Taylor for making this possible!

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A Framework for Enacting Equity Aims in Assessment Use

We’re excited to announce the publishing of, “A Framework for Enacting Equity Aims in Assessment Use,” in the open-access volume, “Culturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scale Contexts. 🌟

This chapter introduces a framework for justice-oriented assessment use to evaluate the appropriateness of proposed uses of educational assessments within culturally and linguistically diverse societies.

A huge thank you to co-authors Maria Elena Oliveri and Mya Poe and book editors Carla Evans and Cathy Taylor for making this possible!

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