PEORIA — Near the beginning of the year, Whittier Primary School Principal Doug Atkins made the rounds, from classroom to classroom, urging students to meet their goals on what he grades as the most ...

Chicago Public Schools’ new administration has long complained that assessment tests for the state’s Illinois Standard Achievement Test set the bar too low when preparing kids for college. Now ...

NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, today released a new natural disasters recovery playbook, as extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, closing schools for extended periods.

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has launched a new iPad app, called MAP Testing, that is designed to let students use a touchscreen to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and MAP ...

St. Francis Xavier School second-graders scored in the top 16% nationally in language usage and the top 18% in reading on the ...

A new computer-based solution promises to streamline K-3 oral reading assessments, giving teachers valuable new data on student competencies while freeing up classroom time. Not-for-profit NWEA ...

PORTLAND, Ore.– K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA released today a new study that takes a deeper look into instructional practices driving high academic growth. Led by Dr. Chase ...

“We are thrilled at the potential this acquisition brings for K-12 educators, at a time when the connection between instruction and assessment is increasingly critical for student success,” said Jack ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today is World Sight Day bringing attention to vision and eye care as well as awareness of visual disabilities. According to the World Health Organization ...

BOSTON, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Adaptive learning company HMH announced today that Sabine Wallis will lead NWEA, HMH's assessment and education research division, as its new general manager. This ...

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has launched a new iPad app, called MAP Testing, that is designed to let students use a touchscreen to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and MAP ...