blog post What Does the Repeal of Net Neutrality Mean for California Schools? By Justin Goss, Niu Gao Jul 11, 2018 Jul 11, 2018 ... ... administer standardized tests (e.g., Smarter Balanced assessments), and manage educational data (e.g., cloud computing).
Report California’s K–12 Test Scores: What Can the Available Data Tell Us? By Paul Warren Jun 25, 2018 California's K-12 system relies on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) English and mathematics tests to measure student academic progress and ...
Report K–12 Reforms and California’s English Learner Achievement Gap By Laura Hill May 30, 2018 (2015) similarly suggest that the test of English language proficiency might be sufficient. The Smarter Balanced assessment, which has replaced the CST, has ...
blog post Testimony: How an Integrated Data System Could Improve Education By Jacob Jackson Apr 11, 2018 Apr 11, 2018 ... ... Core State Standards and the Smarter Balanced assessments are aimed at ... high school course completion and standardized test measures.
Report Charter Schools and California’s Local Control Funding Formula By Iwunze Ugo, Laura Hill Sep 21, 2017 ... and our examination of early student outcomes found minimal differences ... results on the English and math portions of the Smarter Balanced tests, ...
blog post Video: Analyzing the Standardized Test Results By Linda Strean May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017 ... ... use the same Smarter Balanced tests. PPIC researchers Iwunze Ugo and Laura Hill take a close look at the test results in a new report, ...
Report Student Achievement and Growth on California’s K-12 Assessments By Laura Hill, Iwunze Ugo Apr 26, 2017 The districts and schools with better-than-expected performance on the Smarter Balanced tests can be a valuable resource to the districts and schools that ...
blog post Can Mandatory College Entrance Exams Boost College Access? By Jacob Jackson Mar 27, 2017 Mar 27, 2017 ... California currently uses the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests, which students take in grades 3-8 and 11.
blog post Three Bills Signal State of Education Policy By Iwunze Ugo Nov 21, 2016 Nov 21, 2016 ... ... new computer-based Smarter Balanced tests—have constituted a significant transition for the state's 6.2 million public school students.
Report Math Placement in California’s Public Schools By Niu Gao, Sara Adan Nov 16, 2016 These districts are more likely than others to emphasize test scores, ... as the statewide Smarter Balanced assessment (SBAC), district benchmark tests, ...